Lyotard’s postmodernism, the politics of power, and aesthetics: what do we keep and what do we reject?

8.06: The Age of Spiritual Machines—Explained

There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.