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  • Paul Levinson interviews Andrew Hoskins about AI and the End of the Human Past
    2024/11/02

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 398, in which I interview Andrew Hoskins about the new book he is writing, The Deadbot Society: AI and the End of the Human Past.

    Relevant links:

    • "AI and Memory" an article by Andrew Hoskins
    • the AI-created video I mentioned in our conversation
    • more about McLuhan in an Age of Social Media
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Paul Levinson interviews Gerrit Van Woudenberg about his new movie Quantum Suicide
    2024/10/16

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 397, in which I interview Gerrit Van Houtenberg about his new multiple universe feature film, Quantum Suicide, debuting on Amazon Prime Video on October 18.

    Relevant links:

    • my review of Quantum Suicide
    • The Chronology Protection Case movie on Amazon Prime Video
    • The Chronology Protection Case novelette
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    53 分
  • Paul Levinson interviews Bob Hutchins: An Optimistic Discussion of AI
    2024/10/06

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 396, in which I interview Bob Hutchins about AI. My guess is you'll find this discussion much more optimistic about AI than what you'll usually hear.

    Discussed or mentioned in this interview:

    • "On Behalf of Humanity: The Technological Edge" my 1996 article
    • The Media Ecology Association
    • New Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication
    • my review of Confronting the Presidents

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    1 時間 11 分
  • Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It's Real Life on WZBC Radio
    2024/10/03

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 395, in which Patrick Rands interviews me about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles on his WZBC Radio program Abstract Terrain.

    • more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles here
    • say hello at the Meet and Greet at Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, Sunday, October 6, 12noon-2pm
    • It's Real Life radioplay on Killerwatt Radio
    • Anne Reburn's cover of Real Love
    • my interview with Anne Reburn
    • Yoko Ono's Cambridge 1969

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    59 分
  • Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival
    2024/09/10

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 394, in which I interview Dan Abella about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival, to take place Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Stuart Cinema and Cafe, 79 West Street in Brooklyn, NY.

    • more details here
    • my review of Gerrit Van Woudenberg's Quantum Suicide
    • my in-depth interview with Rufus Sewell about The Man in the High Castle

    Among the science fiction filmmakers we discuss: Gerrit Van Woudenberg, Jay Kensinger, Frank Spotnitz, M. Night Shyamalan, Francis Ford Coppola

    Among the science fiction authors we discuss: Philip K. Dick, Sam Delany, Robert Harris, Walter Mosley

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    55 分
  • It's the Debate that Failed, Not Biden
    2024/06/30

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 393, in which I argue that debate performance has nothing to do with how a candidate actually performs as President.

    See also:

    • It's the Debate that Failed Last Night, Not Biden blog post
    • NY Times Editorial Board: President Biden Should Leave the Race
    • What's Wrong with The New York Times blog post
    • Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Donald Trump Should Leave the Race
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    13 分
  • Review of Dark Matter 1.9
    2024/06/26

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 392, in which I review Dark Matter 1.9 on Apple TV+.

    Further places:

    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.8
    • written blog post review of episode 1.9

    See also Deadline's interview with Blake Crouch

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    8 分
  • Review of Dark Matter 1.8
    2024/06/20

    Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 391, in which I review Dark Matter 1.8 on Apple TV+.

    Further places:

    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6
    • podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7
    • written blog post review of episode 1.8
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    6 分