Molly Wright Steenson "Play in the Uncanny Valley"
Summary: <p>Playing for Team Human today is designer, technology historian, and author of the new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Intelligence-Designers-Architects-Landscape/dp/0262037068/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=maximolly-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=fc63d0faa39ee763f2e59eb5cbd42f54&creativeASIN=0262037068" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Architectural Intelligence</a>, Professor <a href="http://www.girlwonder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Molly Wright Steenson</a>. Molly and Douglas share a wide-ranging conversation that begins by looking at the “weirdness” of AI. How do design metaphors such as “awesome mouth feel” and “uncanny valley” provoke deeper questions of human imagination, play, and meaning. Molly’s background in architecture and history offers listeners a unique grounding of digital in the physical. Check out Molly’s new book Architectural Intelligence and her longstanding website <a href="http://www.girlwonder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">girlwonder.com</a>. Molly also discusses her oft-cited essay, <a href="https://burningman.org/event/preparation/first-timers-guide/the-burning-man-experience/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Burning Man</a>, working with <a href="http://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-76-live-from-gray-area-foundation-for-the-arts-pt-2-howard-rheingold/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Howard Rheingold (TH 76)</a> at <a href="http://www.rheingold.com/electricminds/html/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric Minds</a>, building the Netscape search page, and launching the influential feminist webzine Maxi.</p><p>Opening the show, Douglas comments on educating robots versus educating humans. Is there something more, something ambiguous and sacred even to be retrieved from a well-rounded liberal arts education?</p><p>You can sustain this show via <a href="http://patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. And please leave us a <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1140331811" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">review on iTunes</a>.</p><p>This show features intro and outro music thanks to <a href="http://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/foremans-dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fugazi and Dischord Records</a>. Mid-way you heard Throbbing Gristle’s United. <a href="http://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-67-genesis-breyer-p-orridge-weaponized-pleasure/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See Ep. 67 with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge.</a></p><p>Thanks to teammate and listener <a href="http://bobbycampbell.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby Campbell</a> for his amazing Team Human trading cards. Follow Team Human on Twitter where we will be posting more trading cards, going back to the earliest episodes.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
