Episode 3 - With Folded Hands (Jack Williamson)
We will make you happy, whether you like it or not.
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Asimov, Robot stories.
Films. The Matrix. Jurassic Park.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek, the Next Generation.
Ideas. Jack Williamson's sci-fi legacy. Robotic central intelligence. A life of leisure v. a life of work. What does it mean to be happy? Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. How do we define harm? Free will and choice. Artificial v. biological life.
Previous episode: Tom Godwin, "The Cold Equations"
Next episode: Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Link: Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Authors, stories. Asimov, Robot stories.
Films. The Matrix. Jurassic Park.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek, the Next Generation.
Ideas. Jack Williamson's sci-fi legacy. Robotic central intelligence. A life of leisure v. a life of work. What does it mean to be happy? Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. How do we define harm? Free will and choice. Artificial v. biological life.
Previous episode: Tom Godwin, "The Cold Equations"
Next episode: Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Link: Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/