Archive for May, 2020

AT: Better And Still Not Perfect

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020
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What piece of media has influenced us strongly as creators? Do you have one? Tell us–email the show at neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Kinds of Minds from Daniel C. Dennett and River Out of Eden from Richard Dawkins

Justin: The works of Christopher Hitchens

Brian: The Rational Optimist from Matt Ridley

Bryce: The Secret of Psalm 46 from Brian Moriarty

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WT: Your Year In Serotonin

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
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Going to the ISS and sharply dressed to boot! 40 years of Pac-Man up-ended by a danged AI. Social networks: when will they use cameras to gauge what works? Imagining a world where you can talk to virtualized versions of your friends after binging a new show. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: How Innovation Works from Matt Riddley

Justin: Dark Side of the Ring

Brian: Devs

Bryce: Homecoming

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AT: Who Owns Me?

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
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With “generative adversarial networks” AKA machine generated imagery, what does copyright look like if a visual output looks too much like the copywritten image inspiration? How would you feel if a computer model was trained on your works? Let us know how you feel, email the show at neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Ringworld and Eon

Justin: Community

Brian: Troop Zero

Bryce: The Sopranos

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WT: Headless Cheese Pizza

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
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A glimpse into the future of manned space flights comes in less than two weeks. Hold on guys, let’s get some pizza. Katy Perry shows off a VR/AR performance on primetime TV. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Katy Perry’s American Idol performance mentioned.

Picks:

Andrew: Solar Opposites

Justin: The Last Dance

Brian: The Last Of Us – The Movie from dansg08

Bryce: The Midnight Gospel

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AT: Another Outlier For You!

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
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Check-in time. Brian found an anomaly in his email list: a surprise hit! How is Videogames w/ Bryce advancing? Is Jury’s Crystal podcast helpful or a depressive omen? (It’s not a depressive omen.) What’s next for Andrew after the #1 launch of The Girl Beneath the Sea? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Tonor TC-777 USB Microphone and Lightning to USB adapter

Justin & Bryce: Artlist

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WT: Murky Pond Water

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
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NASA picks three companies to send us back to the moon by 2024. What are the difficulties landing on the lunar surface and how might these companies handle it? The near-abandoned Discovery Island on Disney had an illegal visitor! On the fringes of the star system, could our hypothetical Planet Nine not even be a planet at all? Plus, what the heckie is up, Elon? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Magic Puzzles and Devs

Justin: Community

Brian: Conviction: American Panic

Bryce: Shrill

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