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Idea Channel is a weekly web series that examines the evolving relationship between modern technology and art.
Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@MikeRugnetta)
Produced by Kornhaber Brown
Idea Channel: Super Mario as Surrealist Art?
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Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice?
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IDEA CHANNEL: The Bronies Phenomenon
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Idea Channel: The World of Nail Art
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Fan Fiction from Sherlock to 50 Shades to Grey
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Is Dubstep the New Musical Avant-Garde?
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Nicolas Cage: YOLO and Taoist Master?
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Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?
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Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?
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Is Doctor Who a Religion?
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Dungeons & Dragons: Life Skills 101?
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The Retro Awesomeness of Adventure Time
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Will Space Travel Save Us All?
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Are You a Hipster?
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Are MP3's and Vinyl Better Than Live Music?
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A Transhuman Future...or Futurama?
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There's No Such Thing as Online?!?
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Meteorites and Surveillance Culture
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Is Piracy Helping Game of Thrones?
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Will Kickstarter Replace Hollywood?
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Is Community a Postmodern Masterpiece?
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Transhumanism is a scientific philosophy that says technology will solve all our human biological constraints and that immortality is right around the corner (well not RIGHT around the corner, but WAYYY closer). They envision a world of endlessly euphoric robo-humans that represent the next step in evolution. And while this sounds super awesome, we had to ask, will this really make us happy?! If you watch Futurama, than you know that the answer is probably NO. While not an exact illustration of transhumanism, Futurama does show a future of vast technological ability, where today's everyday problems are rendered moot, and yet the characters on the show still seem to find themselves in some very non-euphoric emotional states. Does this disprove what transhumanists expect for our future?
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