Shows
The Sci Fi EyeElections through a Sci Fi EyeIn this special (virtually) live episode, recorded in the annual Icon Festival, we discuss the upcoming 2020 US election through a sci-fi eye. We take a look at some of the hot topics characterizing these elections - polarization, mail-in ballots, lizard people, etc. - and look through sci-fi to see if they could have - or did - predict that's going in. We will also discuss current science fiction works, and see what they mean for the future of democracy!Hosts: Naomi Karmi, Avner Shahar-Kashtan and Talya Vaish. Links:- Fa...
2020-11-0146 min
The Sci Fi EyeSci Fi and The Digital DivideHow come everybody always talk about the economic divide, and the many social divides - but most of us doesn't even realize how crucial is the digital divide?It became more evident during the Corona crisis around the world, when most e-learning programs simply assumed everybody had enough computers - and enough broadband! - to support both parents and kid's e-meeting and e-learning. But it won't end when an effective vaccine will save us all - the digital divide is one of the main problems that perpetuate the more visible divides.And we have...
2020-09-0554 min
The Sci Fi EyeCoVid Special - What we've learned from SF about how NOT to handle pandemicsWhat can we learn from Scifi about how NOT to handle pandemics, who's REALLY behind the Corona outbreak, and what's the connection to the the Flying Spaghetti Monster and OK Boomer?Listen and find out!Hosts: Avner Shahar Kashtan, Talya Vaish, Naomi KarmiLinks:piccadilly circus twit: https://twitter.com/hotdogsz/status/1241774524703612929Chinese Virus: https://time.com/5806657/donald-trump-coronavirus-war-china/Credits:Theme Song - Keep Your Stupid Dreams Alive By The Prehab Messia, under the CCbyNCSA licence, Source: https://freemusicarchive...
2020-04-0235 min
The Sci Fi EyePilot: Truth, Trust and TechnologyIn our pilot special, we start with an app that tells you it's improving your photo but actually creates a new photo that is almost - but not entirely - like the one you took. And we end up proving how Science Fiction acts as an immune system for our society, and why we can trust absolutely nothing. Well, nothing but Sci Fi. How did we get there? Time to listen and find out!Hosts: Naomi Karmi, Talya Vaish, Avner Shahar KashtanLinks: Enhance app: https://letsenhance.io/D...
2020-03-0537 min