The Show Notes: Episode 18: Cybernetic Futures: Technology Meets Humanity Are We Ready?

We dive into the realm of cybernetics, the possibility of advanced prosthetics, Biohacking, futuristic sci-fi scenarios like in RoboCop, and what it means to be human.

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Joe’s Show Notes:

00:00 Welcome to the Basement Studio

00:27 Craft Beer Chat

  • Joe: Seed, Stalk, and Root dark lager- collaboration between Brooklyn brewery and Cajun Fire
  • Nick: Fúme — Mac Brewery — Barrel and Flow Collaborative Beer

01:08 Introduction to Cyborgs

1:17 Definition of Cyborg

01:49 Cyborgs in Pop Culture

  • Bicentennial Man:
  1. Issac Asimov’s story
  2. Robin Williams’ movie (1999)

04:17 Inspector Gadget and RoboCop (1987)

10:34 Bionic Eyes and Prosthetics

20:42 Exploring Robocop’s Directives

  1. “Serve the public trust”
  2. “Protect the innocent”
  3. “Uphold the law”
  4. “Any attempt to arrest a senior officer of OCP results in shutdown” (Listed as [Classified] in the initial activation)

21:33 Treasure Planet‘s Cyborg Pirate

22:24 The Eyeborg Project

23:30 Biohacking and Grinders

24:18 Hearing Colors: An Artistic Innovation

25:15 Biomagnets and Body Modifications

26:57 Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neuralink

27:25 Wearable Medical Devices

31:47 Cyborg Insects and Environmental Monitoring

33:22 Ethical Questions in Cybernetics

36:39 Personal Cybernetic Enhancements

39:16 Concluding Thoughts and Future Possibilities


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Jotham Austin, II lives in Chicagoland with his wife and two sons. He has his PhD in Botany, and can be found taking electron micrographs of cells at The University of Chicago. His Rom-Com novella, “Tomorrow May Be Too Late” will be published as part of the romance anthology, “Askew Ever After,” January 2021. His debut novel, a sci-fi psychological thriller, ‘Will You Still Love Me, If I Become Someone Else?” will be released February 2021. Jotham recently started a newsletter that explores the science in science fiction (signup at jothamaustin.com). Preorder books and Follow Jotham on social media at https://linktr.ee/Jothamaustin

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