Episode 1 - The Dead Past (Isaac Asimov)
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Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Ayn Rand. Despair.com.
Films. The Terminator. Timeline. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Easy A. 1984. The Truman Show.
TV episodes, series. Dr Who. Continuum. Travelers. The Jetsons. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Black Mirror.
Ideas. Implications of time peeking. Asimov the world builder. Tech writers as free agents. Bureaucracy, government deception. Obsession with memories, the past. Time, tech, and human motive. Government oppression v. intellectual anarchy. When does the past begin? Privacy and surveillance.
Authors, stories. Ayn Rand. Despair.com.
Films. The Terminator. Timeline. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Easy A. 1984. The Truman Show.
TV episodes, series. Dr Who. Continuum. Travelers. The Jetsons. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Black Mirror.
Ideas. Implications of time peeking. Asimov the world builder. Tech writers as free agents. Bureaucracy, government deception. Obsession with memories, the past. Time, tech, and human motive. Government oppression v. intellectual anarchy. When does the past begin? Privacy and surveillance.
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Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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