Have you ever wondered what happens when robots gain sentience? Take a dive deep under the ocean with us as we develop a story and discuss giant psychedelic cuttlefish, free will, photosensitive programming, and that pesky thing called creating a plot. No scuba gear required, but you might want to keep an eye out for Fish of Unusual Size.
Today’s Prompt System:
The Very Short Story Starter: 101 Flash Fiction Prompts for Creative Writing by John Gillard
What’s Been Inspiring Us Lately:
• Turned On: Science Sex and Robots by Kate Devlin
• You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane
External Links:
• Venus is not currently water-wet
• Vampire "Death" Squid
• SeaQuest DSV (More than we remember about SeaQuest! Also, you can watch it on Peacock!)
• Boxer Crabs
• Cuttlefish use their flashing skin to hunt (and reprogram robots, according to our podcast) (video)
• Programming Bacteria With Light—Sensors and Applications in Synthetic Biology
• The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
• Ex Machina (trailer)
• “When someone asks you if you are a god, you say yes.” (video)
Music: Cherryblossom by Raptorface is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives.
