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Watching _Civil War_: impressions and disappointment

We just saw the new movie Civil War. Afterwards the audience filed out in silence, perhaps stunned.  Our group talked about it energetically, then hit the internet for more, and hence this post. This post also assumed you’ve seen the … Continue reading

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Essential Films for Technology and the Future 101: a syllabus

What are the best movies for thinking through the future and technology? This topic came up on Twitter after I realized a disturbing number of my students had seen neither 2001: A Space Odyssey nor Soylent Green.  After some expressions … Continue reading

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