Useful Fictions
04/22/19 • 23 min
We live in a time of illusions. Simulations that reflect back upon us more than just the passage of time, but something important about who we are. Something unique is going on right now — with the tools and technology we have — that is giving us the ability to stop, stretch, bend, and replay time. In this episode, we'll explore what that offers us, we for whom at some point, time will end...
Links
- "Danielle"
- Timelapse of the Imperceptible Effects of Aging Created from Family Portraits by Anthony Cerniello
- "Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 12.5 years"
- Homer Simpson Time Lapse
- "Nancy Grows Up"
- "41 Years in 60 Seconds"
- "The Arrow of Time"
- Star Trek TNG - Moriarty pleads his case for existence
- Stranger than Fiction - Harold confronts the necessity of his death
- Memento Mori
Music
All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.
- Danielle, by Mark Reveley
- Together We Are Stronger, by Komiku
- I Need to Start Writing Things Down, by Chris Zabriskie
- The Dark Glow of the Mountains, by Chris Zabriskie
- I Used to Need the Violence, by Chris Zabriskie
- Out of the Skies Under the Earth, by Chris Zabriskie
Credits
Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.
You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.
Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We live in a time of illusions. Simulations that reflect back upon us more than just the passage of time, but something important about who we are. Something unique is going on right now — with the tools and technology we have — that is giving us the ability to stop, stretch, bend, and replay time. In this episode, we'll explore what that offers us, we for whom at some point, time will end...
Links
- "Danielle"
- Timelapse of the Imperceptible Effects of Aging Created from Family Portraits by Anthony Cerniello
- "Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 12.5 years"
- Homer Simpson Time Lapse
- "Nancy Grows Up"
- "41 Years in 60 Seconds"
- "The Arrow of Time"
- Star Trek TNG - Moriarty pleads his case for existence
- Stranger than Fiction - Harold confronts the necessity of his death
- Memento Mori
Music
All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.
- Danielle, by Mark Reveley
- Together We Are Stronger, by Komiku
- I Need to Start Writing Things Down, by Chris Zabriskie
- The Dark Glow of the Mountains, by Chris Zabriskie
- I Used to Need the Violence, by Chris Zabriskie
- Out of the Skies Under the Earth, by Chris Zabriskie
Credits
Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.
You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.
Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Music
All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.
- Invicta, by Blue Dot Sessions
- Bloom, by r beny
- Electribe 2 Meets System 1, by r beny
- 4-Track Cassette Drone, by r beny
- Comma, by Blue Dot Sessions
Credits
Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.
You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.
Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Links
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- What Technology Wants, by Kevin Kelly
Music
All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.
- Bloom, by r beny
- Cyclotrak, by Blue Dot Sessions
- Svela Tal, by Blue Dot Sessions
- Tralaga, by Blue Dot Sessions
- Exceter Lask, by Blue Dot Sessions
Credits
Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.
You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.
Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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