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c41: Script Draft 1, Beats 15-17

FromConstellation: Making the Graphic Novel

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Aug 8, 2022

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Receiving the first trial, finding the trial difficult, posting an ad, finding Applewhite. Discussion: introduction of voiceover, making Applewhite weirder, drawing on the Incal for exec inspiration.

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Aug 8, 2022

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001: Is Technological Progress Accelerating?: In this first episode of the REVIEW THE FUTURE podcast, we speculate on the topic of accelerating technological returns. If technological progress is truly accelerating, that has wide reaching implications. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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010: What Will Remain Scarce in the Future?: In this week’s podcast, we do the thought experiment of what happens in a theoretically super-abundant future: what things remain scarce and still retain economic value? Further, as we approach that point, where are the safe areas to try to find work? by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
37 min listen
022: Will the Future be Dominated by Games?: On this podcast, we talk about games and the future. Eric Zimmerman has pronounced this the “Ludic Century” and has said the 21st century will be defined by games. We approach this idea from three points of view: first we talk about games as an enterta... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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006: What is an Intelligence Explosion, and Will It Kill Us All?: An Intelligence Explosion is the idea that a greater-than-human intelligent machine will quickly design a greater-than-itself intelligent machine, and so on, until very rapidly the intelligence of artificial systems greatly outstrips that of humanity. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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003: Is Privacy Dead?: We ask “Is privacy coming to an end, and if so, what does that mean exactly?” We examine progress in the areas of always-on surveillance and lifelogging, facial recognition, and other technologies that are eroding traditional spheres of privacy. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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007: Review of Spike Jonze’s HER: In this week’s podcast, we review Her, Spike Jonze’s entertaining new movie about a human-AI relationship. How well does it hold up from the point of view of speculation? Is the world fully realized and consistent? by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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009: Is Storytelling More Difficult in a World of Accelerating Change?: On the podcast this week, we discuss the state of narrative in a world where technological change is accelerating. We start with William Gibson’s now decade-old attempt to write recent-past rather than near-future speculative work and continue to talk ... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
25 min listen
016: What is Super-Now Prediction?: Today on the podcast we talk about a simple way to predict the future — simply exaggerate current trends. But this doesn’t lead to accurate prediction, it leads to “Super-Now” predictions where everything is shinier, faster, or on steroids, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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028: Review of Thomas Piketty’s CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Part 2: Futurist Perspective and Criticism: In this second part of our review of Capital in the 21st Century, we look at Thomas Piketty’s ideas from the point of view of speculation and futurism, and consider some of the criticisms of the book. Last week in Part 1, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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023: What is the Future of Net Neutrality?: In this week’s podcast we talk about the big topic of Network Neutrality. We define the term and talk about the differences between neutral and biased (or ‘diverse’) networks. We cover the history of the phone network, the Carterfone, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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032: Are we Wielding Technology or Yielding to It?: In this more conversational episode, we discuss the abstract dichotomy of wielding technology rather than yielding to it. We discuss this wielding/yielding metaphor with regard to form factors, for example how is using a smart phone different from augm... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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027: Review of Thomas Piketty’s CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Part 1: Summary: In this part one of our review of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century, we cover the book in detail and summarize its arguments and conclusions. In the next part, to be released next week, we will look at Piketty’s ideas from the point of view ... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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011: Review of McAfee and Brynjolfsson’s SECOND MACHINE AGE: In this extra-long podcast, we review the important new book from MIT’s Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson, THE SECOND MACHINE AGE: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies. The first half is a detailed, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
76 min listen
012: How Plausible is Dystopia?: In this week’s podcast we evaluate the relative plausibility of four dystopias commonly seen in science fiction: Post-Apocalypse, Alien/AI Oppression, Boot-in-the-Face, and Brave New World. These are all fun settings for exciting stories, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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026: What is Ephemeralization?: In today’s podcast, we discuss Buckminster Fuller’s term ephemeralization. Many people today are searching for words to describe the tremendous power of technologies to do more with less. Modern expressions like “dematerialization, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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017: What New Job Opportunities Will Exist in an Automated Future?: Today’s episode focuses on a thought experiment — assuming technological unemployment happens and capitalism continues in its current form, what new platforms might allow average folks to monetize the remaining scarce resources? by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
30 min listen
005: Are We Addicted to Technology?: It’s easy to find alarmist articles fretting about how addicted to technology we are becoming. It’s true that we are increasingly reliant on technology and many of us spend exorbitant numbers of hours staring at screens. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
25 min listen
014: How Might We Respond to Technological Unemployment?: In this podcast we return to the idea of technological unemployment: if it’s happening, what should we do? We consider three ways technological unemployment might be defeated: rising standards of living might outrun inequality, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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020: What is the Future of Television?: What is the future of television? Will today’s golden age continue? We discuss the current television model and why TV hasn’t been disrupted to the degree film and other media have, the real scarcity and artificial limits that are keeping it there, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
29 min listen
002: Should We Be Worried About Technological Unemployment?: What is technological unemployment, and should we be worried about it? Hosts Jon Perry and Ted Kupper discuss the problems associated with technological unemployment and some possible responses in this episode . by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
27 min listen
004: Are Generation Gaps Going to be Relevant in the Future?: When we were growing up, kids knew how to use the internet and adults didn’t. Should we expect that our kids will have a similar experience? Are generation gaps declining as access expands, attitudes change, longevity increases, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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018: What is the Future of Money?: In this week’s podcast we discuss money as a technology that has progressed through several versions. What’s wrong with our current version of money, and what might we do better in a future version? What are the pros and cons of modern day cryptocurren... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
37 min listen
021: What Are the Different Types of Intelligence Augmentation?: In this very short episode we do a simple thought experiment set at a mathematics competition. Three characters, each with a very different apparatus of enhanced intelligence, compete. One is highly educated, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
13 min listen
031: Who are the Top Ten Living Futurists?: In this week’s podcast we list the top ten living futurists. These are people who are highly influential in the area of futurology, either for being skillful popularizers or originators of major new ideas. Listen and find out if you agree with our choi... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
39 min listen
035: How Do You Filter Content in an Age of Abundance?: We’re back with a new podcast about the growing challenge of digital curation. Every day we digitize more content. As the pile of data grows ever larger, how are we going to find the stuff we actually want? by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
50 min listen
033: What’ll be the Impacts of Self Driving Cars?: Everyone knows by now that self driving cars are coming soon. Somewhere in the next 3-20 years, the human driver will become a thing of the past. What will happen when these capabilities come online? We talk through the obvious and not so obvious conse... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
48 min listen
024: Will the Future be More or Less Unequal?: In this podcast we examine the issue of inequality from the point of view of game design and ask whether a variety of resources are likely to become more or less unequal in the future. In addition to the obvious monetary dimension, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
30 min listen
015: What Would be the Cultural Impacts of Increased Longevity?: In this episode, we ask how culture would be impacted by radically increased lifespans. We go over the main arguments made by longevity research experts like Aubrey De Grey and Ray Kurzweil, and we discuss Sonia Arrison’s book 100+. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
50 min listen
043: Review of THE IMMORTALISTS: In this episode, we review the new documentary THE IMMORTALISTS, which is out in New York and opens December 11 in Los Angeles. The film covers the efforts toward radical life extension of two prominent figures, Aubrey de Grey and Bill Andrews. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
45 min listen
030: What is the Future of Emotional Computing?: In this week’s podcast we tackle Emotional (sometimes called Affective) Computing — when computers read and respond to human emotions. We discuss the types of sensory data computers can read, like faces and inflection but also heat-mapping and pupil di... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
45 min listen

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c50: Second Draft Outline and Bonus AI Discussion: Armed with a completed second outline, we return for our 50th episode! This episode begins with a summary of the key changes planned for our second draft. In the next script, we’ll be fully integrating voiceover from page 1 and streamlining the way we ... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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c45: Script Draft 1, Beat 26: Tim, Zoya and Csaba enter Katall, learn about the naturalist entrance contract, witness a service that includes funeral rites and penitence for conjuring, join the Katallian religion, receive the assignment of building a shelter. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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c44: Script Draft 1, Beats 23-25: Tim meets Csaba for dinner at a fancy Magnurbia restaurant, Csaba tells the story of Alltaf’s founding, Tim receives instructions for the third trial, Zoya offers Tim the chance to back out. Discussion: whether Tim should know who he’s meeting for dinn... by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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c42: Script Draft 1, Beats 18-21: Taking the job in Applonia, posing as an elephant-headed god, building a temple for Applewhite, planting a backdoor, failing to help the Applonian people, onward to Wang’s world. Discussion: being an elephant versus just being invisible, by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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c39: Script Draft 1, Beats 6-9: Magnurbia, Tim’s defaultist son, breaking up with Arturo. Discussion: How to handle the exec visually. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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c38: Script Draft 1, Beats 4-5: Tim and Zoya sign on the line, Gaia Awards nominees. Discussion: making the nominees interesting, scale of the Gaias, story perspective. by Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
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