Have you seen "Her"? I feel like it holds those questions of both mystery-in-sci-fi and the human-AI relationship in interesting ways. (As an added delight, I also heard an interview with Spike Jonze where he said the main aesthetic inspiration for their futuristic costume design was Orange Julius.)
And ready whenever you are to form our local band, Galvani and His Frogs.
Okay but I want to be one of the frogs. And yes that’s an interesting point re Her! I saw it when it came out…which now seems a long time ago. I’m curious how I would think about it in our current age of ChatGPT.
Thank you! I had so much fun reading this piece. By the way, have you tried sci-fi by Ted Chiang? The film Arrival is based on his work. I really like Chiang’s short story collection Exhalation.
I’ve enjoyed reading countless science fiction books since I was a teen, fascinated by the depiction of future societies, technologies and ecologies.
I haven’t seen the movie “Dune”, but thought the book was excellent. FWIW, here’s a list of other works that stand out in my memory:
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
John Brunner
Shockwave Rider
Stand on Zanzibar
William Gibson
Neuromancer
Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon
SeveNeves
Mary Doria Russell
The Sparrow
I’m looking forward to reading Murderbot!
Thanks, Uncle Eric! Another friend recommended Neal Stephenson as well. This is an awesome list!!
Brunner’s, especially, may have become dated, but still are worth reading for the concepts.
Oh man, loved this!
Have you seen "Her"? I feel like it holds those questions of both mystery-in-sci-fi and the human-AI relationship in interesting ways. (As an added delight, I also heard an interview with Spike Jonze where he said the main aesthetic inspiration for their futuristic costume design was Orange Julius.)
And ready whenever you are to form our local band, Galvani and His Frogs.
Okay but I want to be one of the frogs. And yes that’s an interesting point re Her! I saw it when it came out…which now seems a long time ago. I’m curious how I would think about it in our current age of ChatGPT.
Thank you! I had so much fun reading this piece. By the way, have you tried sci-fi by Ted Chiang? The film Arrival is based on his work. I really like Chiang’s short story collection Exhalation.
I haven’t! Thank you, that’s such a good suggestion!!
Yay, Murderbot!!!