Kill All Humans: Data in Pop Culture
Tim, a Data Product Owner, and Matthew, a Data Scientist, talk about data in pop culture - Movies with killer robots, TV shows with A.I. gone berzerk, and whatever we find that brings out our inner data nerds. A bit of philosophy, a bit of data science, and a whole lot of fearing for our lives and the future of humanity.
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Episodes
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
On today's episode, Tim and Matt talk about Free Guy, the movie where an NPC (Non-Playable Character) played by Ryan Reynolds suddenly becomes aware that he is part of a video game and just maybe be alive. We marvel at how well done this film is - lack of cappuccinos and psaltry server rooms not withstanding - and ask the important question of what exactly does it mean to be alive?
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Matthew and Tim talk about everyone's favourite killer AI, HAL 9000. What he sentient? Could we build a HAL today?
With audio from 2001: A Space Odyssey (film). Stanley Kubrick/Arthur C Clark. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1968
The Future Is Here
For better or for worse, technology has changed our lives. More importantly, it's given us some great TV shows, movies, and literature. Matthew and Tim, two data professionals, guide you through some of their favourite themes about data in pop culture, and let you know if you should be worried or not. Spoiler: you probably should be...