In a day when pop culture seems to be obsessed with post apocalyptic imagery, zombies, and the supposedly inevitable hostile takeover of Artificial Intelligence that must needs destroy us in order to fix us...(pause with me...deep breath...) Well, I must admit, it makes for good epic fiction. But deep down the problem with good fiction is that we can tend to internalize it. It becomes part of us. And I don't wanna hear anyone try to tell me the ole "it's just entertainment" shtick.  Yup, sure … [Read more...]