Podcasts about omelas

It's a bit surprising to hear a writer known for building worlds that incorporate deep historical research and elaborate technological details extol the virtues of play, but Ken Liu tells critic Rose Casey and host Sarah Wasserman that if “your idea of heaven doesn't include play, then I'm not sure it's a heaven people want to go to.” It turns out that Ken—acclaimed translator and author of the “silkpunk” epic fantasy series Dandelion Dynasty and the award-winning short story collection The Paper Menagerie—is deeply serious about play. Speaking about play as the key to technological progress, Ken and Rose discuss the importance of whimsy and the inextricable relationship between imagination and usefulness. For Ken, whose Dandelion Dynasty makes heroes of engineers instead of wizards or knights, precise machinery and innovative gadgets are born, like novels, of imagination. Ken himself might be best described as a meticulous, dedicated tinkerer—a writer playing with the materials and stories of the past to help us encounter new worlds in the present. So even if trying to explain his craft is “like asking fish how they swim,” Ken jumps in and discusses how he writes at such different lengths (hint: the longer the book, the more elephantine) and what he makes of different genre labels, from fantasy to historical fiction. We also learn why Ken is a fan of Brat Summer and still thinking about the Roman Empire. Mentioned in this episode: Ken Liu, Speaking Bones (2022), The Veiled Throne (2021), The Wall of Storms (2017), The Grace of Kings (2016), The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016) Cixin Liu, The Three-Body Problem (2014) Rose Casey, Jessica Wilkerson, Johanna Winant, “An Open Letter from Faculty at West Virginia University” (2023) Rose Casey, “In Defense of Higher Education” (2024) Ursula K. LeGuin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (1973) Homer, The Odyssey Virgil, The Aeneid John Milton, Paradise Lost A.M. Turing, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950) Brat Summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

It's a bit surprising to hear a writer known for building worlds that incorporate deep historical research and elaborate technological details extol the virtues of play, but Ken Liu tells critic Rose Casey and host Sarah Wasserman that if “your idea of heaven doesn't include play, then I'm not sure it's a heaven people want to go to.” It turns out that Ken—acclaimed translator and author of the “silkpunk” epic fantasy series Dandelion Dynasty and the award-winning short story collection The Paper Menagerie—is deeply serious about play. Speaking about play as the key to technological progress, Ken and Rose discuss the importance of whimsy and the inextricable relationship between imagination and usefulness. For Ken, whose Dandelion Dynasty makes heroes of engineers instead of wizards or knights, precise machinery and innovative gadgets are born, like novels, of imagination. Ken himself might be best described as a meticulous, dedicated tinkerer—a writer playing with the materials and stories of the past to help us encounter new worlds in the present. So even if trying to explain his craft is “like asking fish how they swim,” Ken jumps in and discusses how he writes at such different lengths (hint: the longer the book, the more elephantine) and what he makes of different genre labels, from fantasy to historical fiction. We also learn why Ken is a fan of Brat Summer and still thinking about the Roman Empire. Mentioned in this episode: Ken Liu, Speaking Bones (2022), The Veiled Throne (2021), The Wall of Storms (2017), The Grace of Kings (2016), The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016) Cixin Liu, The Three-Body Problem (2014) Rose Casey, Jessica Wilkerson, Johanna Winant, “An Open Letter from Faculty at West Virginia University” (2023) Rose Casey, “In Defense of Higher Education” (2024) Ursula K. LeGuin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (1973) Homer, The Odyssey Virgil, The Aeneid John Milton, Paradise Lost A.M. Turing, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950) Brat Summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

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We talk about the tabletop RPG/War game Lancer and its unusual utopianism Some topics: - Those who Walk Away from Omelas and the structure of Dystopia/Utopia - Reimagining the French Revolution - The Role of Violence in a Communist Utopia - Permanent Revolution

From glistening skyscrapers and bustling downtowns to dark alleys and creeping urban decay, cities are endlessly complicated and diverse. And so are the books that take place in urban settings. This week, we share some of our favorite city books and chat about what makes these environments so fascinating. What are your favorites?ShownotesBooks* Pink Slime, by Fernanda Trías, translated by Heather Cleary* Middlemarch, by George Eliot* Lies and Sorcery, by Elsa Morante, translated by Jenny McPhee* Swann's Way, by Marcel Proust* Wind and Truth, by Brandon Sanderson* The Suicides, by Antonio Di Benedetto, translated by Esther Allen* Zama, by Antonio Di Benedetto, translated by Esther Allen* The Silentiary, by Antonio Di Benedetto, translated by Esther Allen* Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver* A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith* The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros* A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole* The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy* The City and the City, by China Miéville* Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, by Katherine Boo* The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, by Ursula K. Le Guin* My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, translated by Anne Goldstein* Lush Life, by Richard Price* Solenoid, by Mircea Cǎrtǎrescu, translated by Sean Cotter* Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolfe* Ask the Dust, by John Fante* One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Máquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa* Anniversaries, by Uwe Johnson, translated by Damion Searls* Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck* Ulysses, by James Joyce* New York Trilogy, by Paul Auster* Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke* It, by Stephen King* The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides* Open City, by Teju Cole* Bleak House, by Charles Dickens* The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larsen* Midaq Alley, by Naguib Mahfouz, translated by Trevor Le Gassick* The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon* Berlin Alexanderplatz, by Alfred Döblin, translated by Michael Hoffman* Down and Out in London, by George Orwell* City of Saints and Madmen, by Jeff Vandermeer* Cairo Trilogy, by Naguib Mahfouz, translated by William Maynard Hutchins, Olive E. Kenny, Lorne M. Kenny, and Angele Botros Samaan* The Alexandria Quartet, by Lawrence Durrell* London, by Edward Rutherford* Dublin, by Edward Rutherford* New York, by Edward Rutherford* Paris, by Edward RutherfordThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you'll continue to join us!Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you'd like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

REAL LIFE Devon: We celebrated Nolan's Mario-themed birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's, and it was pure Mario madness—even down to LEGO sets! At home, we dove into the SNES Classic, revisiting classics like Super Mario World and Mario Kart. Speaking of Mario Kart, Ben has a lot of thoughts about kart racing games. Oh, and let's not forget Super Metroid made a cameo in our gaming nostalgia. Steven: Exciting news! We're now on YouTube! Check out The Science Faction Podcast for all our latest episodes and content. Also, Steven got his hands on the 5-disc Complete Collector's Edition of Blade Runner. Talk about sci-fi collector goals! Ben: Ben's been under the weather—boo! But that meant more movie time—yay! He's here to defend rewatching so-called "terrible" films like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But hey, the Indiana Jones videogame nails the adventure vibe. Steven couldn't agree more—there's nothing better than punching Nazis! Also, fun fact: The Matrix reused sets from Dark City, which Roger Ebert loved so much he even recorded commentary tracks for it. And yes, both Ben and Devon admit to falling asleep during The Phantom Menace... in theaters. Oops! FUTURE OR NOW Ben: "The Buddhists Know How to Party" might sound like an odd statement, but Ben dives into the Five Remembrances of the Buddha, a reflection on aging, illness, and impermanence. It really got Devon thinking about Stoicism. Curious? You can read them here: I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old. I am of the nature to have ill-health. There is no way to escape having ill-health. I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death. All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them. My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand. Steven: Steven brings up a serious topic: the insurance crisis in California. State Farm is pulling out of the state due to restrictions on raising rates, leaving them unable to cover major disasters like the LA fires. They currently have about $3 billion, but with an estimated $4 billion needed for payouts, this gap could lead to insolvency. Who's at fault—the state for blocking rate hikes or the companies for not adjusting sooner? Steven urges us not to "Luigi the wrong people" in this situation. BOOK CLUB This Week: We took a deep dive into Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" from The Wind's Twelve Quarters. You can read it here. Ben found it "super fascinating," while Devon unpacked its core themes: a utopia sustained by the suffering of one child and the moral quandary of staying or walking away. Ben summed it up with, "The terror of not knowing keeps people away." Also, Devon joked that Omelas could just be Salem spelled backward—thanks, Oregon road signs! Devon also mused, "Ethics cannot be logically discerned." Next Week: Get ready for Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" (1966). Here's a PDF. And no, Devon—you can't just watch Total Recall instead!  

From Dragon's Den Environmental Entrepreneur to Peace Activist, Gemma Roe shares heart felt hard hitting perspective on the plight of the Palestinian people. The parable Gemma quotes is here ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas

Llevábamos tiempo queriendo abordar este cuento. Por fin ha llegado la hora. Los que se alejan de Omelas es una de las obras fundacionales de la literatura contemporánea. Una muestra de que la fantasía puede ser absolutamente lo que queramos, no solamente escapismo. Telegram: https://t.me/vuelodelcometacomunidad Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vuelodelcometa Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vuelodelcometa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vuelodelcometa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vuelodelcometa Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vuelodelcometa.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Vuelodelcometa Web: alvaroaparicio.net Y si quieres apoyar este y otros proyectos relacionados: https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa o a través del sistema de mecenazgo en iVoox. Arte de Charis Loke. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Lords: * Jenni * Chris Topics: * Are corporate mascots in US culture age-locked to a generation? I have done no research about this * The continuation of our species depends on balls being able to taste soy sauce * BB-8 changed my tire * The Woodchuck, by Sam Pink * https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comments/wg09x5/poemthewoodchuckbysam_pink/ Microtopics: * Too much dick content for one show. * What kind of fetus dong shot engagement you're looking for. * When they smear the goo on your belly. * Throwing a gender reveal party and the uncle nobody wants around is like "I don't believe you" and you get to whip out the photo of the kid's dick. * Shipping a person in Q4. * Automating the Omelas kid. * The Disney suffering animatronic child asking passers by to walk away from Omelas. * Gen Z no longer needing to read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas because they live in modern society. * Gardening in one of the hardest places in the world to garden. * What's the grass for? * An office park spending millions of gallons of water to maintain a lawn nobody ever walks on or looks at. * What if the Omelas kid is a dick? What if they're treating him really well and he just has impossibly high standards and hates everything. * An electrical problem that's very pronounced when Jenni turns on the blender. * The Golden Age of Corporate Mascots. * Undead Corporate Mascots. * Trying to find a picture of the Toucan Sam redesign and ending up on Deviant Art. * Howard and Nester. * Whether American kids will tolerate anime. * President of the Nintendo No Fun Club. * Spending $200 on the Nintendo hint line trying to solve the last screen in Solstice. * An adventure game that's also a platformer where if your toe touches a candle flame it's an instant game over. * Inventing terrible camera angles in a 2D game. * It's 3D, but on your Speccy! * Trusting a YouTube documentary more the longer the video is. * Are Domo Kun and Hello Kitty free agents? * Cap'n Crunch guest starring in the Star Wars Holiday Special. * A Roma who was once helpful. * Eating a sandwich and getting the sandwich tattooed on your bicep because. * A baby name that Boomer moms love. * Remington Steel On At 7PM After Matlock Jones. * Getting into a thing with people on Metafilter. * POV: when your girlfriend gets you Swedish meatballs at Ikea. * Whether Frosthaven is important to the testicles tasting umami story. * Vanilloid receptors. * Why you can shock your tongue with a 9 volt battery but you can't shock your forearm even if it's wet. * The chef with the tiny spoon in your testicles making sure to get the exact right MSG level in your semen. * Peppers hacking mammal biology. * Seeds who enjoy being digested by birds. * The cardioprotective benefit of spicy food. * The Ones Who Bring it Back to Omelas. * Broccoli evolving into crabs. * This is canon: BB-8 drives a 2016 Corolla. * Pretending that you are talking to a Youtube audience while you make s sandwich. * Just a li'l guy who rolls around on a ball. * R2D2: a mean mean man. * The floor falling out of the Pinto while you're driving it. * A rubber pad with friction stripes on it. * Turning it until it feels like you broke it, but you didn't and you have to keep going. * After the cake comes out of the oven the recipe stops having steps. * How to get help from Linux users. * The entire wheel snapping off the axle as you're parking at Camerica Bank. * Different car, same maintenance strategy. * Driving a car until it can no longer be ontologically be classified as a car. * Churchill's Irregulars. * Waiting for Peter Jackson to mansplain to you the sound a car makes when the wheel snaps off. * Delving too deeply into the Cars cinematic universe. * A Mastodon setting that hides all of Jim's BB-8 toots. * How to find people to follow on Nectarine. * The dying MUD you joined in 1997. * Radioactive names such as Hitler and Sheldon. * Joining a social media service and it tells you there are no posts. * Sam Pink strikes again. * The emotional arc of putting a tiny hat on a woodchuck. * A woodchuck you would definitely do a murder to. * Ampersand at the beginning of the line. * The Furniture That Rolled Away From Omelas. * Why the computer is mad in I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream. * Looking for sentient life in the universe when you have dolphins at home.

Welcome to The Fast and the Fictitious. In each episode, students in English 2410, a Dual Enrollment Fiction course, will deep dive a story, highlight key takeaways, and relate the themes of the story to their lives. In this episode, Aiden, Oliver, and Ali G talk about “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” by Ursula LeGuin.  The story asks how far a society is willing to go to sacrifice the rights of the individual for the good of the many. Reception is mixed from the students, but one thing they all agree on is McDonald's Sprite. We hope you enjoy.Email the show! carlilelcba@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/party-rock License code: 77JKG6ITA09KQZX0

Why do tech CEOs and visionaries use religious language—and what, if anything, does it have to do with organized religion? We talk Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan, about unity, infinity, simulated realities, NASA, and how human beings have sought to make meaning of their world. Reading List: Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari Astrotopia by Mary-Jane Rubenstein Worlds Without End by Mary-Jane Rubenstein Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Penseés by Blaise Pascal Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

Craig Murphy and Jonathan Rowson join us for a dialogue on global politics and the metacrisis, using as a springboard for this conversation the essay ‘Prefixing the World: Why the polycrisis is a permacrisis, which is actually a metacrisis, which is not really a crisis at all', published by Jonathan on his Substack blog in late 2023. Craig recently participated in a panel on Crisis in Global Governance at the International Studies Association annual meeting where he engaged with Jonathan's work in his remarks, seeing certain affinities between Jonathan's claim that all global problems of the moment are connected to a single source, a single metacrisis and Craig's own insights into the importance of grappling with the possible interconnections across global problems if problem solvers are going to develop the kind of complex solidarity that is likely to be essential to any adequate response to the daunting challenges of our times. We were honoured to be able to bring these two distinguished scholars and authors together for a far-reaching and deeply meaningful conversation. Craig Murphy is Betty Freyhof Johnson '44 Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Wellesley College and is a leading light in the fields of international relations and political science, known particularly for his pioneering research on global governance. Jonathan Rowson is Co-founder and Chief Executive of Perspectiva, which is a collective of scholars, artists and activists who produce and publish outputs concerned with understanding the relationship between systems, souls and society in theory and practice. He was previously Director of the Social Brain Centre at the RSA where he authored a range of influential research reports on behaviour change, climate change and spirituality, and curated and chaired a range of related events. Craig's official website profile can be found here: https://www1.wellesley.edu/politicalscience/faculty/murphy Jonathan's profile can be found on the Perspectiva website: https://systems-souls-society.com/origin/people/ He tweets @Jonathan_Rowson His essays can also be read at Substack: https://substack.com/@jonathanrowson We discussed: Ursula Le Guin, ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', 1973: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf Geoff Mann, ‘It Was Not Supposed to End This Way', August 2019: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/geoff-mann-it-was-not-supposed-end-way/ See our podcast conversation Geoff Mann here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmOtlbJPts Craig Murphy, ‘Leadership, Global Governance, and Peace', November 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_nXvzcOEE Craig Murphy, ‘Engineering Rules', 2024: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/11653/engineering-rules#:~:text=of%20the%20internet.-,In%20Engineering%20Rules%2C%20JoAnne%20Yates%20and%20Craig%20N.,on%20all%20of%20our%20lives. Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry of the Future: https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-ministry-for-the-future/ Jonathan Rowson, ‘Prefixing the World,' September 2023: https://perspecteeva.substack.com/p/prefixing-the-world Jonathan Rowson, ‘Tasting the Pickle: ten flavours of meta-crisis and the appetite for a new civilisation', February 2021: https://systems-souls-society.com/tasting-the-pickle-ten-flavours-of-meta-crisis-and-the-appetite-for-a-new-civilisation/ Adam Tooze, ‘Welcome to the world of the polycrisis', Financial Times, 28 October 2022: https://www.ft.com/content/498398e7-11b1-494b-9cd3-6d669dc3de33

Disponible mi primer libro "Crónicas Vampíricas de Vera", en Amazon, formato bolsilibro y kindle. 📚 Puedes hacerte con uno aquí: https://amzn.eu/d/8htGfFt ✨ Título original: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas-Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973-Traducción de Maite Fernández Estañán El problema es que tenemos la mala costumbre, alentada por gente pedante y rebuscada, de considerar la felicidad como algo bastante estúpido. Solo el dolor es intelectual, solo la maldad es interesante. Esa es la traición del artista: la negación a admitir la banalidad del mal y el terrible aburrimiento del dolor. Si no puedes vencerlos, únete a ellos. Si te duele, lo repites. Ursula K. Le Guin "Los que se marchan de Omelas". En un sótano, bajo uno de los hermosos edificios públicos de Omelas, o quizás en la bodega de alguna de sus espaciosas casas privadas, hay una habitación. Tiene una puerta cerrada con candado y sin ventana. Por las grietas de los tablones penetra, polvorienta, un poco de luz, filtrada a su vez por las telarañas de una ventana de algún lugar de la bodega. En un rincón del cuartucho se alzan un par de fregonas, con las tiras rígidas, apelmazadas, malolientes, junto a un cubo oxidado. El suelo está sucio, un poco húmedo al tacto, como suele ocurrir con la roña de una bodega. La habitación mide unos tres pasos de largo y dos de ancho: no es más que un armario escobero o un cuarto de herramientas en desuso. Hay alguien allí sentado. Podría ser un niño o una niña. Aparenta unos seis años, pero en realidad tiene diez. Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, una producción de Historias para ser Leídas. BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Nuevo canal oficial en Instagram https://www.instagram.com/historiasparaserleidas/ ▶️Canal de YouTube Historias para ser Leídas con nuevo contenido: https://www.youtube.com/c/OlgaParaiso 📢Telegram: https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas Canal WhatsApp Historias para ser leídas: ✅ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCmoVmLtOjEBDYgYc00 Si esta historia te ha cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar mi trabajo desde tan solo 1,49 euros al mes. Al hacerlo, tendrás acceso exclusivo a todos las historias para nuestros mecenas y podrás disfrutar de todas las historias sin interrupciones publicitarias. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo y tu fidelidad!. 🚀 🖤Aquí te dejo la página directa para apoyarme: 🍻 https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Disponible mi primer libro "Crónicas Vampíricas de Vera", en Amazon, formato bolsilibro y kindle. 📚 Puedes hacerte con uno aquí: https://amzn.eu/d/8htGfFt ✨ Título original: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas-Ursula K. Le Guin, 1973-Traducción de Maite Fernández Estañán El problema es que tenemos la mala costumbre, alentada por gente pedante y rebuscada, de considerar la felicidad como algo bastante estúpido. Solo el dolor es intelectual, solo la maldad es interesante. Esa es la traición del artista: la negación a admitir la banalidad del mal y el terrible aburrimiento del dolor. Si no puedes vencerlos, únete a ellos. Si te duele, lo repites. Ursula K. Le Guin "Los que se marchan de Omelas". En un sótano, bajo uno de los hermosos edificios públicos de Omelas, o quizás en la bodega de alguna de sus espaciosas casas privadas, hay una habitación. Tiene una puerta cerrada con candado y sin ventana. Por las grietas de los tablones penetra, polvorienta, un poco de luz, filtrada a su vez por las telarañas de una ventana de algún lugar de la bodega. En un rincón del cuartucho se alzan un par de fregonas, con las tiras rígidas, apelmazadas, malolientes, junto a un cubo oxidado. El suelo está sucio, un poco húmedo al tacto, como suele ocurrir con la roña de una bodega. La habitación mide unos tres pasos de largo y dos de ancho: no es más que un armario escobero o un cuarto de herramientas en desuso. Hay alguien allí sentado. Podría ser un niño o una niña. Aparenta unos seis años, pero en realidad tiene diez. Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, una producción de Historias para ser Leídas. BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Nuevo canal oficial en Instagram https://www.instagram.com/historiasparaserleidas/ ▶️Canal de YouTube Historias para ser Leídas con nuevo contenido: https://www.youtube.com/c/OlgaParaiso 📢Telegram: https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas Canal WhatsApp Historias para ser leídas: ✅ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCmoVmLtOjEBDYgYc00 Si esta historia te ha cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar mi trabajo desde tan solo 1,49 euros al mes. Al hacerlo, tendrás acceso exclusivo a todos las historias para nuestros mecenas y podrás disfrutar de todas las historias sin interrupciones publicitarias. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo y tu fidelidad!. 🚀 🖤Aquí te dejo la página directa para apoyarme: 🍻 https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842

Over five years ago, we test drove this thing. It's rough, but we hope you'll enjoy it! For various reasons, we had to push back our planned schedule. This is How You Lose the Time War will drop in August, followed by A Fire Upon the Deep in September.

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.The travelers to Omelas have started to realize the nature of the famed city, and that their plans to take in its prosperity are not so simple. What depths, what limits, will they have to go to to Walk Away from Omelas on top?This one shot is heavily based on the Hugo Award winning short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is advised if you're unfamiliar with the story to read it first. It is fairly brief. While we are sure it might be possible to find a copy of it online, it is also available in ebook and book form, with links from the official website for Le Guin, and from your local library. The story was collected in The Wind's Twelve Quarters.Ethan - GMBen - Mahara (They/Them), Spider, Opportunistic Graverobber. They seek to establish an estate in the countryside.Dan - Toron (He/Him), Merchant, (former) Oppressed Laborer. They seek to buy their brother's freedom from prison.

Summary:  In this special edition of Cybersecurity Simplified, host Susanna Song takes the global stage in Warsaw, Poland.You may not always hear about cyberattacks or feel the immediate impact, but cyberterrorism on the rise, targeting our very own backyards.  Advanced Persistent Threats or APT attacks are crippling critical infrastructure worldwide, undermining public trust and elections, and spreading disinformation. In parallel, modern warfare today is no longer limited to the trenches on the battlefields, but AI and autonomous weapons and technology are on the frontlines with no geographical boundaries. How can we detect and to respond quickly to cyber threats? How do you recognize disinformation and equip the human mind to distinguish the difference between “good versus bad” information? How can users, businesses, and governments stay proactive and ahead of threats and incidents of compromise, and identify vulnerabilities before the exploit?Join Susanna Song and her esteemed panelists for this 1-hour special of Cybersecurity Simplified.Panelists:Evanna Hu, CEO, Omelas and Nonresident Senior Fellow Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Artur Kuliński, Google Gen. Mariusz Chmielewski, Polish Cyber Command Deputy Commander

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised.Two people are traveling to Omelas, thinking they will be able to harness the power and wealth of Omelas. However, Omelas' prosperity is due to the immense suffering of a child. The world will not bring about the desires of our protagonists, but maybe this city and this child can...This one shot is heavily based on the Hugo Award winning short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin. It is advised if you're unfamiliar with the story to read it first. It is fairly brief. While we are sure it might be possible to find a copy of it online, it is also available in ebook and book form, with links from the official website for Le Guin, and from your local library. The story was collected in The Wind's Twelve Quarters.Ethan - GMBen - Mahara (They/Them), Spider, Opportunistic Graverobber. They seek to establish an estate in the countryside.Dan - Toron (He/Him), Merchant, (former) Oppressed Laborer. They seek to buy their brother's freedom from prison.

Uzundur yeni bir kayıt paylaşmamıştık. Biz bu arada bit.ly/uykudanoncesesler linkinde her Pazartesi 22.00'de buluşup birlikte bir öykü okumaya devam ediyoruz. Şimdilerde bir yaz arası veriyoruz ama Eylül ayında tekrar toplanana kadar ilk kez orada okuduğumuz ve bir yaz boyu zihnimize dolanacak bir öyküyü buraya bırakalım istedik: Omelas'ı Terk Edenler. Ursula Le Guin yazdı, Ayşe Su Akaydın çevirdi, şimdi Ses Olsun'da!

This presentation by Matti Häyry and Amanda Sukenick was originally given live in the University of Helsinki's Von Wright and Wittgenstein Seminar on 29 April 2024 at the invitation of Professor Thomas Wallgren.

Isabel got a seven figure book deal and got the book optioned, but she continues to threaten to kill people on our podcast (especially the kid in the Omelas hole). No, this is not a bit. Iz is god's favorite princess, and Amanda can run a mile without stopping. Links Isabel's book deal announcement!  The story about killing the kid in the Omelas hole Most importantly... NEW MERCH! Get your very own shirt/mug that says "I listened to Wow If True before Isabel J. Kim got a seven figure book deal." This merch is very funny and good.   Find Us Online  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wowiftruepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowiftrue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowiftrue Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wowiftrue Website: https://wowiftrue.com/ Email: wowiftruepod@gmail.com About Us  Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling. Our music is by Sam Rizer, our cover art is by Eric Silver, and our production is by Allison Mills and David Newtown.     

This episode features "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole" written by Isabel J. Kim. Published in the February 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

Watch the music video version, HERE!: https://youtu.be/_GlX8mG510M "Omelas" by Amanda Sukenick (With help by ChatGPT ; D) Ukulele & vocals Performed by Rei - Thank you!! Dedicated to Matti Häyry, without whom none of this would be possible.In the dark, underneathI'm the child they hide beneath their feet Locked away from the world's sweet song From womb to tomb, but I don't belongDo they know the price they pay For their joy, each and every dayI'm the one they've chosen to ignore Sacrificed behind this hidden doorChorus:Omelas, Omelas, city of delight Omelas, Omelas, but for me, it's an endless nightOmelas, Omelas, a burden, a hidden stainOmelas, Omelas, in the shadows, I'll remainI dream of nothing, of broken chains Escaping the darkness, where suffering reignsBut in Omelas, our destiny is sealedTrapped in this cycle, our voices concealedNo more, no more, let the cycle endIt's no more suffering that we must defend Forced into existence, against our willOmelasian children, let's make an endChorusBridge:Every constructive eruptionFeeds the collective seduction But I'll cause a destructive disruption One day end this procreative corruptionAnd so friends, let the cycle end It's no more suffering, that we must defend Omelasian children, lets walk away There's no need for another dayTo those who dare, to truly care, why create, this despairBuy it HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/psychology/developmental-psychology/antinatalism-extinction-and-end-procreative-self-corruption?format=PBAlso on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Antinatalism-Extinction-Procreative-Self-Corruption-Neuroethics/dp/1009455303/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Read it for free HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/antinatalism-extinction-and-the-end-of-procreative-selfcorruption/A88E18CA50EF6D919CE459C007447DB4#elements DOI: https://doi.org/Watch our video on the book: HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyqgQfcMeyY

In memory of Aaron Bushnell

In this 1973 short work from Ursula K. L Guin, we are forced to consider our own morality and the choices we make in order to enjoy our day to day lives...

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (1973) VS The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster (1909)

Omelas es una ciudad feliz. Lo tiene todo. Sus habitantes disfrutan de reglas flexibles, vivir allí es parecido a estar de fiesta. Pero Omelas hizo un pacto: para que la plenitud sea infinita, debe haber un sacrificio. Mejor dicho, un sacrificado. Todos conocen la verdad y desdibujan su ética por mantener el bienestar. Esta historia fue publicada por primera vez en la antología New Dimensions 3 de 1973. Para contarla, Ursula K. Le Guin no se compadece del lector. Al contrario, lo toma del cuello y lo obliga a leer hasta el final donde lo somete a un temporal de preguntas. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Editó este episodio: DANY FERNÁNDEZ para Activando producciones Seguilo: https://www.instagram.com/danyrap.f/ https://www.instagram.com/activandoproducciones.proyecto/ La ilustración es de Federico Raiman Seguilo: https://www.instagram.com/federicoraiman/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ¿Te gustaría patrocinar POR QUÉ LEER? Conocé cómo en https://porqueleer.com/patrocina ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Soy Cecilia Bona y creé Por qué leer para promover el placer por la lectura. ¿Ya me seguís en redes? ⚡https://instagram.com/porqueleerok ⚡https://twitter.com/porqueleerok ⚡https://www.facebook.com/porqueleerok/ Qué es POR QUÉ LEER Por qué leer es un proyecto multiplataforma que promueve el placer por la lectura. La idea es contagiar las ganas de leer mediante recomendaciones, reseñas y debates. ¡Cada vez somos más! CECILIA BONA Soy periodista, productora y creadora de contenidos. Trabajé en radios como MITRE, VORTERIX y CLUB OCTUBRE. Amo leer desde pequeña, incentivada especialmente por mi mamá. En Por qué leer confluyen muchas de mis pasiones -la radio, la edición de video, la comunicación- y por eso digo que está hecho con muchísimo amor.

As we step into 2024, a critical year for democracy worldwide, the stage is set for 64 national elections, marking an unprecedented turnout at the polls. The backdrop is a canvas of escalating international tensions, the daunting specter of climate change, and stretched thin inter-governmental organizations like the UN and NATO. In a year of potential transformative elections, with prospects of Kier Starmer as UK's Prime Minister and scrutiny of Joe Biden's presidency, Russia presents a contrasting narrative with its upcoming elections from March 15th to 17th. The recent demise of Alexei Navalny, Putin's chief rival, casts a foreboding shadow over these elections. As President Putin stands poised for a potential fifth term, the halted advance in Ukraine and the shifting global perception of Russia raise critical questions about what lies ahead. : To dissect these complexities, we're joined by Ben Dubow, a vanguard in AI and disinformation analysis with a lens on Russia. At the helm of Omelas, and fellow at the Center for European Policy and Analysis, Ben leverages AI to parse open-source intelligence, offering insights that have influenced global media and scholarly discourse. Our conversation with Ben will traverse the future of the war in Ukraine post-elections, the intricacies of Russian AI in disinformation, the influence of oligarchs on Putin's decisions, and the intricate web of Putin's global relationships. We'll explore the economic, political, and social trajectories under Putin's looming term, considering the international chessboard of elections, including the US's, and the potential withdrawal from NATO. Join us as we delve into the implications of Putin's presidency on the global stage. Ben's Dashboard to follow the Russian Elections can be found belowhttps://www.omelas.io/elections-dashboard

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/rd/228 http://relay.fm/rd/228 Big Filter Boy 228 Merlin Mann and John Siracusa John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. clean 5653 Subtitle: I never said she stole my money.John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. Next up is some guidance on the rope John was trying to push in the previous episode, and Merlin expresses gratitude to the listeners who also didn't know Aja has a person on it. Your hosts learn that you can't make an Omelas without…you know. Breaking something. Then, John and Merlin talk about the American singer, Taylor Swift. Apparently still in Follow-Up, there's more talk about DisneySea, and then Merlin gets surprisingly animated in discussing his ardor for some networking software and a recent music video. Finally, the listener is treated to a discussion of sports in movies. For this month's members-only bonus show, John has questions about Merlin's AI friends. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, February 6, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. The Ides of March "I never said she stole my money." - One Sentence With 7 Meanings Pushin' a Rock - America's Funniest Home Videos The Young Ones - "Nozin' Aroun'" - YouTube "Knifin' Around" with Thom Yorke - YouTube Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips Chris Williams on the Aja cover - Mastodon Merlin on the Aja cover - Mastodon WPIX channel 11 NY logos Volapük XLIFF "Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuin Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole? Taylor Swift - "Change" (2008) - YouTube Taylor Swift - "Mean" (2011) - YouTube Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" - YouTube Kenzo World - YouTubeMargaret Qualley dances her little heart out in this outstanding commercial directed by Spike Jonze. Kenzo World Mirror Shot Breakdown - YouTube @RecDiffs on Mastodon Tokyo DisneySea Review: Simply Incredible - YouTube Sindbad's Storybook Voyage: Tokyo DisneySea's Hidden Gem - YouTube Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland 2016 - YouTube Maid - Netflix All Too Well: The Short Film - YouTube Go Away Green - Wikipedia"or no-see-um-green" Discover Disney's Color Magic With Go Away Green and Blending Blue! - Inside the Magic Walt Disney World Best Kept Secrets - Magic KingdomListen for the subtle music changes between lands in the MK. Also notice how the pavement changes as well, especially as you travel across the nation and through time from Liberty Square (the Colonial Eastern US) into the Frontierland (western US).  Purkinje effect - WikipediaThe Purkinje effect occurs at the transition between primary use of the photopic (cone-based) and scotopic (rod-based) systems, that is, in the mesopic state: as intensity dims, the rods take over, and before color disappears completely, it shifts towards the

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/rd/228 http://relay.fm/rd/228 Merlin Mann and John Siracusa John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. clean 5653 Subtitle: I never said she stole my money.John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. Next up is some guidance on the rope John was trying to push in the previous episode, and Merlin expresses gratitude to the listeners who also didn't know Aja has a person on it. Your hosts learn that you can't make an Omelas without…you know. Breaking something. Then, John and Merlin talk about the American singer, Taylor Swift. Apparently still in Follow-Up, there's more talk about DisneySea, and then Merlin gets surprisingly animated in discussing his ardor for some networking software and a recent music video. Finally, the listener is treated to a discussion of sports in movies. For this month's members-only bonus show, John has questions about Merlin's AI friends. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, February 6, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. The Ides of March "I never said she stole my money." - One Sentence With 7 Meanings Pushin' a Rock - America's Funniest Home Videos The Young Ones - "Nozin' Aroun'" - YouTube "Knifin' Around" with Thom Yorke - YouTube Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips Chris Williams on the Aja cover - Mastodon Merlin on the Aja cover - Mastodon WPIX channel 11 NY logos Volapük XLIFF "Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuin Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole? Taylor Swift - "Change" (2008) - YouTube Taylor Swift - "Mean" (2011) - YouTube Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" - YouTube Kenzo World - YouTubeMargaret Qualley dances her little heart out in this outstanding commercial directed by Spike Jonze. Kenzo World Mirror Shot Breakdown - YouTube @RecDiffs on Mastodon Tokyo DisneySea Review: Simply Incredible - YouTube Sindbad's Storybook Voyage: Tokyo DisneySea's Hidden Gem - YouTube Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland 2016 - YouTube Maid - Netflix All Too Well: The Short Film - YouTube Go Away Green - Wikipedia"or no-see-um-green" Discover Disney's Color Magic With Go Away Green and Blending Blue! - Inside the Magic Walt Disney World Best Kept Secrets - Magic KingdomListen for the subtle music changes between lands in the MK. Also notice how the pavement changes as well, especially as you travel across the nation and through time from Liberty Square (the Colonial Eastern US) into the Frontierland (western US).  Purkinje effect - WikipediaThe Purkinje effect occurs at the transition between primary use of the photopic (cone-based) and scotopic (rod-based) systems, that is, in the mesopic state: as intensity dims, the rods take over, and before color disappears completel

On this episode, writer and podcaster J David Osborne returns to talk about several short stories by the late science fiction grandmaster, Ursula K Le Guin.We talk about cultural relativism, anthropology, how Ursula's father's work with a lost Indian influenced her, influences in general, whether we would have sex with our clones, writers folding stuff they read into their work instead of not reading, the many different answers to Omelas, girlboss adventures done right, and much more. Stories discussed:Semley's NecklaceNine LivesThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas SurAnd on Back Matter over at Patreon, JDO talks about the Australian he hates the most, we both complain about Covidians, self-publishing vs traditional publishing, lots of other writing and literature talk. Subscribe and listen at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLitFollow JDO onInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brbjdo/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brbjdo Listen to JDO's podcasts:Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitatorLost Xplorers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-xplorers/id1540514505 JDO's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-David-Osborne/author/B004G4S8KU?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

In this episode of the Project Narrative Podcast, Jim Phelan and Lindsay Holmgren discuss Ursula Le Guin's 1973 short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.” Lindsay Holmgren is an Associate Professor in the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, where she also directs the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity. Holmgren… Continue reading Episode 26: Jim Phelan & Lindsay Holmgren — Ursula Le Guin's “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

Jonathan discusses one of the best writers the genre of science fiction has ever seen, Ursula K. Le Guin, beloved the world over for her sci-fi-centred Hainish universe, and Earthsea fantasy series.  Specifically, Jonathan talks about Le Guin's 1973 short work of philosophical fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." You can read the short story here: https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.strangerfiction.ca/⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strangerfiction/message

Once platforms for connection and communication, social media now often serves as a battleground for digital deception, with algorithms sometimes amplifying extremist content, including jihadi propaganda and anti-Semitism. This complex digital landscape calls for a sophisticated approach to separate the truth from manipulation.Our guest today, Benjamin Dubow, is an expert in navigating this challenging digital terrain. As President and CTO of Omelas, he brings a wealth of experience from his days of monitoring extremist content to leading a company that uses open-source intelligence to combat disinformation.Ben shares his journey and how his expertise in tracking and understanding loyalty to terrorist groups has evolved into addressing broader influence operations by major world powers. He delves into the ethical considerations in AI-driven intelligence and the dynamic nature of misinformation, offering an in-depth look at the societal implications of these phenomena.This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the interplay between technology, international politics, and the changing digital world.About Ben Dubow:Benjamin Dubow is the CTO and President of Omelas, a company that blends expert knowledge with artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive context behind data. He is also a fellow at the Center for European Policy and Analysis. His role at Omelas showcases his profound expertise in data architecture and machine learning, enabling him to conduct extensive and innovative research and analysis. Additionally, he is multilingual and proficient in Arabic, French, Farsi, and Russian, which enhances his capabilities in global tech and policy arenas.Prior to Omelas, Ben was the President of Code To Inspire, a nonprofit focused on teaching Afghan women coding skills and helping them secure online employment. He also worked as a consultant for Google, where he played a pivotal role in the removal of ISIS content from YouTube and was instrumental in establishing the Redirect Method, a digital counter-extremism effort. His background in technology and his commitment to social impact have marked him as a notable figure in both the tech and policy sectors.In this episode, we discuss:(01:27) Ben's career transition from counterterrorism to tech-driven solutions at Omelas(04:30) His experience at Google(06:25) The opportunity he saw when founding Omelas(07:15) Omelas' distinctive approach to open-source intelligence(09:24) Techniques for content analysis and sentiment assessment in intelligence gathering(11:10) Tackling misinformation and the data explosion in the digital age(14:13) The importance of understanding different perspectives in data contextualization(17:29) Analyzing the complex world of digital truth and the rise of disinformation(22:14) The mechanics of Russian influence operations and their unique approaches(29:17) Specific characteristics of jihadi propaganda and the influence of social media algorithms(36:22) Omelas' role in counteracting extremist messaging and propaganda(38:20) Exploring the implications of generative AI in shaping perceptions in information wars(42:55) Outlining Omelas' vision and the significance of truth in information disseminationFast Favorites:*

A miserable child and a summer festival are at the heart of the short work of philosophical fiction first published by Ursula Le Guin in 1973. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas was sparked by "forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards" was the answer given by the author when asked where she got the idea from. Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including the authors Una McCormack, Naomi Alderman, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson and Kevan Manwaring, and political philosopher Sophie Scott-Brown. They discuss Le Guin's thought experiments and writing career and also the short story called The Ones Who Stayed and Fought which NK Jemisin wrote in response to Le Guin's vision of Omelas. Producer: Luke Mulhall Naomi Alderman's latest novel The Future is out now Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson publishes The Principle of Moments in January 2024 Dr Sophie Scott-Brown is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and is the author of The Histories of Raphael Samuel - A Portrait of A People's Historian Dr Kevan Manwaring is Programme Leader for MA Creative Writing (online) and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Arts University Bournemouth Dr Una McCormack's books include Star Trek: Picard novel The Last Best Hope You can find many other discussions about science fiction and imagining the future in collections on the Free Thinking programme website including episodes about Philip K Dick, John Rawls, Octavia Butler, Afro-futurism, AI and creativity

Content Warning: Gun ViolenceWho walked away from Omelas? Reginald apparently! Luckily Dom is joined by YouTuber Suede to discuss LeGuin's short story, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.This podcast, like Dom's videos, sometimes touches on the foul language, violence, assaults, and murders in the books we read. Treat it like a TV-14 show.For the full episode with video, and bonus content, check out Dom's Patreon:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DomSmithWhere to find Suede:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialSuedeTwitter: @SuedeBladePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SuedeWhere to find Dom:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dominic-NobleWebsite: https://www.dominic-noble.com/Second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@domnobletoo8238Twitter: @Dominic_Noble Instagram: @dominic_nobleMerch:https://www.teespring.com/stores/domi...For information about sponsoring a video, convention appearances and similar business inquiries please contact my representation at dominicnoble@viralnationtalent.comEditor:Sophia Ricciardiwww.sophiakricci.com Music:“European Waltz” performed by Il NeigeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DJilneige

Ben Dubow studied the Middle East during his undergrad and took a job tracking terrorist groups.  After a brief stint at a large tech company, he launched Omelas, a company that combines AI and subject matter expertise to deliver intelligence to national security professionals.In today's episode, our Senior Content Advisor Q McCallum caught up with Ben to learn more about what Omelas is up to and how the company applies AI and data analysis to its mission.Along the way they explore the value of data in context; why it's important to ask the right questions of the right data, and not just the whole pool; the power of involving humans in the data pipeline; and what it takes to do NLP and NER at scale.  The two also talk about the impact of generative AI on democracy and authoritarianism.  A topic which, interestingly enough, holds lessons for corporations that plan to release AI chatbots.Links mentioned in this episode:Ben's LinkedIn profileOmelas websiteBen's writing on the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) websiteArticle in Les Echos describing the project "Le Monde in English": "« Le Monde » parie sur l'étranger pour stimuler sa croissance"Q's write-up on "Risk Management for Generative AI Bots" is available on both his O'Reilly Radar page and his blog.

NB: As Shane informed me after I released this episode, it turns out Pablo Neruda raped a woman. This is horrible, obviously. For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Heights of Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda, trans. Tomas Morin– Howl by Allen Ginsberg– Ars Poetica by Christian Wiman– None by Hayden Carruth– Declaration by Tracy K. Smith– The Ferguson Report: An Erasure by Nicole Sealey– Short Conversations with Poets: Ben Lerner by Jesse Nathan– Eggtooth by Jesse Nathan– The Giver by Lois Lowry– The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin– David Jalal/Motamed/Ratbag Poetics– Franz Wright– The Suffering Channel by David Foster Wallace– Making the Cut Season 3Alice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander SmithFrequent topics:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Alexis SearsMore Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry SaysI Hate Matt WallVersecraft

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Healing is communal. Settle in softly for this wide-ranging conversation with my most requested guest. Sophie and I talk chronic illness and trauma, diagnosis as blessing and as hex, the theater of medicine, the aquatic nature of memory, and the entanglements of time. RESOURCES: Sophie on Instagram Sophie's newsletter Make Me Good Soil Sophie's books and more The Lady's Handbook for her Mysterious Illness by Sarah Ramey ACE- Adverse Childhood Experiences quiz The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van den Kolk (giant trigger warning; read the book below instead) Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupam Maria and Raj Patel Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious by Erik Wargo The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich The Emerald (a podcast beloved by both me & Sophie) Read The Ones That Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics & the Entanglement of Matter & Meaning by Karen Barad Time, As a Symptom by Joanna Newsom (lyrics here) My blog post Ancestral Voices, women's Weariness, and the Illusion of Linear Time Episode 82 What I'd Be Without You: My Mother's Life, Death, and Legacy of Love   Come relax at my Costa Rica Forest Bathing Retreat- last day to book is August 4th ‘23 Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses!) Take our fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz My website MythicMedicine.love  Mythic Medicine on Instagram Medicine Stories Facebook group Music by Mariee Siou (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)

Did you know that some planets in Star Trek might not have the best laws? Especially utopian ones which are suspiciously wary of joining the Federation. Today we've got a trio of planets that are up to no good, from an algorithmic war, a fuck planet with some deadly attitudes about lawns and a sky city which will fail if you don't plug a child into it for… some reason. 09:54 Star Trek: The Original Series - A Taste of Armageddon 36:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Justice 59:10 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach We've got some fun attempts at bad line delivery, discussion of Ursula LeGuin and a new bottom shooter for our list one episode after our first real contender for a new best of all Trek. Incredible! Talking points include: Those Who Walk Away from Omelas (a lot), Zardos, Hello from the Magic Tavern, Arkham Horror: The Living Card Game, Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, Glam Thunderbirds, keeping your pwning hygienic, James Doohan: War Hero, Ben Reilly, Wil Wheaton's oeuvre, Phonogram, Librarians, Man of Steel, Dr Who, X-Men's Krakoan Era, South Park Centrism, The Quiet Year, . Oh, and occasionally Star Trek. https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf Pedant's Corner: The Spider-clone we were both thinking of was Spidercide Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-Lobatto Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn Casual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Network https://ko-fi.com/casualtrek Miles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Ethodynamics of Omelas, published by dr s on June 10, 2023 on LessWrong. Epistemic status: just kidding... haha... unless... Introduction A great amount of effort has been expended throughout history to decide the matter of "what is good" or "what is right" [citation needed]. This valiant but, let's face it, not tremendously successful effort has produced a number of possible answers to these questions, none of which is right, if history is any indication. Far from this being their only problem, the vast majority of these answers also suffer from the even more serious flaw of not being able to produce anything resembling a simple quantitative prediction or computable expression for the thing they are supposed to discuss, and instead prefer to faff about with qualitative and ambiguously defined statements. Not only they aren't right; they aren't even wrong. More recently, and in certain premises more than others, a relatively new-ish theory of ethics has gained significant traction as the one most suited to a properly scientific, organized and rational mind - the theory of Utilitarianism. This approach to ethics postulates that all we have to do to solve it is to define some kind of "utility function" (TBD) representing all of the "utility" of each individual who is deemed a moral subject (TBD) via some aggregation method (TBD) and in some kind of objective, commensurable unit (TBD). It is then a simple matter of finding the policy which maximizes this utility function, and there you go - the mathematically determined guide to living the good life, examined down to however many arbitrary digits of precision one might desire! By tackling the titanic task head on, refusing to bow to the tyranny of vague metaphysics, and instead looking for the unyielding and unforgiving certainty of numbers, Utilitarianism manages one important thing: Utilitarianism manages to be wrong. Now, I hope the last statement doesn't ruffle too many feathers. If it helps reassure any of those who may have felt offended by it, I'll admit that this study also deals unashamedly into Utilitarianism; and thus, by definition, it is also wrong. But one hopes, at least, wrong in an interesting enough way, which is often the best we can do in such complex matters. The object of this work is the aggregation method of utility. There are many possible proposals, none, in my opinion, too satisfactory, all vulnerable to falling into one or another horrible trap laid by the clever critic which our moral instincts refuse to acknowledge as possibly ever correct. A common one, which we might call Baby's First Utility Function, is total sum utilitarianism. In this aggregation approach, more good is good. Simple enough! Ten puppies full of joy and wonder are obviously better than five puppies full of joy and wonder, even an idiot understands as much. What else is left to consider? Ha-ha, says the critic: but what if a mad scientist created some kind of amazing super-puppy able to feel joy and wonder through feasting upon the mangled bodies of all others? What if the super-puppy produced so much joy that it offsets the suffering it inflicts? Total sum utilitarianism tells us that if the parameters are right, we ought to indeed accept the numbers and with them the super-puppy and the pain to be found within its joyous and drooling jaws, which isn't the common sense ethical approach to the problem (namely, take away the mad scientist's grant funding and have them work on something useful, like a RCT on whether fresh mints cause cancer). But even without super-puppies, total sum utilitarianism lays more traps for us. The obvious one is that if more total utility is always good, then as long as life is above the threshold for positive utility (TBD), it's a moral imperative to simply spawn more humans. This is known as t...

It's our first "actual" installment of Whiskey & IR Theory in Space! We discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation's 'gay rights' episode, "The Outcast," which Dan uses to introduce his students to different modes of "reading" the politics of (and in) science fiction. PTJ and Dan summarize the episode (can you spoil an 30+ year-old TV show?), discuss their own reactions to it, and then Dan talks about how his students respond to it differently now than they did a 10-15 years ago. The two hosts conclude by descending into rambling geekery as they discuss what they'll cover in the second installment of the series. The answer, by the way, is the two short stories that PTJ opens his class with: Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," and N.K. Jemisin's "Those Who Stay and Fight." The Whisky: Port Charlotte CC:01

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On this episode, Kelby and Kawasaki and I talk: Generational inheritance, the pronunciation of “Saiyan,” too many Dragon Balls, the power of purple, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Graceland, the Age of Air, competition is good, cool abortions, is Dragon Ball mediocre?, Super Hero recap, raising the stakes, lard-ass Gotenks, short CEOs, post-credits spoilers, Goku's voice, entomology, American storytelling, infinite games, Harry Potter defense, coming out of retirement, Piccolo is the hero, Dragon Ball Live, turning up, You-Gi-Oh conspiracy, Tokyo Vice, fight discussion, the Cell Max fight, and some other bullshit.

In this debut episode of our newest series on science fiction and futurism, the gang is joined by editor at Blood Knife Magazine and host of the Podside Picnic podcast, Kurt Schiller (@mechanicalkurt), for a discussion about Ursula K. Le Guin's rather short but famous 1973 story, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. Is it about exploitation under capitalism? Imperialism? That utopia is not possible or cannot exist without sacrifice and suffering, but only for a few? In the decades since its publication, writers, critics, teachers, and students have grappled over the morality of this succinct but perfectly vague story. Kurt helps us parse through its meaning as well as response stories, and we discuss his own piece on "Omelas" over at Blood Knife Mag. Tune in for this first episode of a series about what may have been and what can still be. The story Kurt's article at Blood Knife Mag: Omelas, Je T'Aime Check out more at Blood Knife Mag and Kurt's podcast: https://www.patreon.com/bloodknife https://www.patreon.com/PodsidePicnic Follow us on Twitter: @ELCpod Follow us on IG: everybodylovescommunism Sign up as a supporter at fans.fm/everybodylovescommunism or Patreon.com/everybodylovescommunism to unlock bonus content! Like what you heard? Be sure to give us a 5 Star Rating on Apple Podcasts!

Connor and John discuss the life, works, and philosophy of American science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin

Sarah Gailey, author of the upcoming book Just Like Home, joins us to talk about one of the most famous American short stories of all time: Shirley Jackson's 1948 classic, The Lottery.  Jackie reveals her long, sordid history with technology.  Rachel reads a book review from an alternate reality.  Theo discusses an affordable delicacy.  Topics include: old houses, cottagecore, rollerblading accidents, park raters, trusting your editor, killing off Chuck, mom texts, Muppet Treasure Island, cicada pizza, and cricket flour.Media mentioned: Saint Death's Daughter by CSE Cooney, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, Let Me Hear You Whisper by Paul Zindel, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula LeGuin, The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, and Jordan Peele's Us.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A lifetime spent reading, writing and reflecting teaches you a lot. Nilanjana Roy joins Amit Varma in episode 284 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about books, feminism, family, memory and the state of the world.  Also check out:1. Nilanjana Roy on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, Financial Times, Business Standard and her own website. 2. The Girl Who Ate Books: Adventures in Reading -- Nilanjana Roy. 3. The Wildings -- Nilanjana Roy. 4. The Hundred Names of Darkness -- Nilanjana Roy. 5. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen that discuss reading and writing with Sara Rai, Amitava Kumar, VK Karthika, Sugata Srinivasaraju, Mrinal Pande, Sonia Faleiro, Vivek Tejuja, Samanth Subramanian, Annie Zaidi and Prem Panicker. 6.  Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on the creator ecosystem with Roshan Abbas, Varun Duggirala, Neelesh Misra, Snehal Pradhan, Chuck Gopal, Nishant Jain, Deepak Shenoy and Abhijit Bhaduri. 7. A Meditation on Form -- Amit Varma. 8. Why Are My Episodes so Long? -- Amit Varma. 9. The Prem Panicker Files -- Episode 217 of The Seen and the Unseen. 10. Jonathan Haidt on Amazon. 11. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? -- Amit Varma. 12. The Ranga-Billa Case. 13. Sarojini Naidu on Amazon. 14. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. 15. The Mahatma and the Poet — The letters between Gandhi and Tagore, compiled by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya. 16. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life -- Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 17. Margaret Mascarenhas on Amazon. 18. The Web We Have to Save -- Hossein Derakhshan. 19. The Country Without a Post Office -- Agha Shahid Ali. 20. Wanting — Luke Burgis. 21. René Girard on Amazon and Wikipedia. 22. The Silence of Scheherazade -- Defne Suman. 23. Silver -- Walter de la Mare. 24. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister — Amit Varma. 25. George Saunders and Barack Obama on Amazon. 26. A life in 5,000 books -- Nilanjana Roy. 27. Surender Mohan Pathak, Ibne Safi and Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Amazon.  28. The Power Broker — Robert Caro. 29. The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Jane Jacobs. 30. JRR Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin and Terry Pratchett on Amazon. 31. Forget reading Thomas Piketty. Try a bit of Terry Pratchett -- Robert Shrimsley. 32. Fifty Shades of Grey -- EL James. 33. Ankur Warikoo, Aanchal Malhotra, Manu Pillai and Ira Mukhoty on Amazon. 34. Mahashweta Devi and Naiyer Masud on Amazon. 35. The former homes of Hurree Babu and Putu the Cat. 36. The Life and Times of Abhinandan Sekhri -- Episode 254 of The Seen and the Unseen. 37. Om Namah Volume -- Amit Varma. 38. Salman's Sea of Stories -- Salman Rushdie's Substack newsletter. 39. What Is It Like to Be a Bat? — Thomas Nagel. 40. The Hidden Life of Trees -- Peter Wohlleben. 41. An Immense World -- Ed Yong. 42. The Twitter thread by Sergej Sumlenny that Nilanjana mentioned. 43. The Inheritance of Loss -- Kiran Desai. 44. The Grapes of Wrath -- John Steinbeck. 45. Pather Panchali --  Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. 46. Gora -- Rabindranath Tagore. 47. William Shakespeare, Kalidasa, Geoffrey Chaucer and Krishna Sobti on Amazon. 48. The Cult of Authenticity -- Vikram Chandra. 49. Meenakshi Mukherjee: The Death of a Critic -- Nilanjana Roy. 50. Field Notes from a Waterborne Land: Bengal Beyond the Bhadralok -- Parimal Bhattacharya. 51. Patriots, Poets and Prisoners: Selections from Ramananda Chatterjee's The Modern Review, 1907-1947 -- Edited by Anikendra Sen, Devangshu Datta and Nilanjana Rao. 52. The City Inside -- Samit Basu. 53. Understanding India Through Its Languages -- Episode 232 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Peggy Mohan). 54. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages — Peggy Mohan. 55. The Life and Times of Mrinal Pande -- Episode 263 of The Seen and the Unseen. 56. Manjula Padmanathan on Amazon. 57. The Life and Letters of Raja Rammohun Roy. 58. If No One Ever Marries Me -- Lawrence Alma-Tadema. 59. If No One Ever Marries Me -- Natalie Merchant. 60. Kavitha Rao and Our Lady Doctors -- Episode 235 of The Seen and the Unseen. 61. Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine — Kavitha Rao. 62. The Memoirs of Dr Haimabati Sen — Haimabati Sen (translated by Tapan Raychoudhuri). 63. Women at Work — Episode 132 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Namita Bhandare). 64. The Loneliness of the Indian Woman -- Episode 259 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shrayana Bhattacharya). 65. Films, Feminism, Paromita — Episode 155 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Paromita Vohra). 66. The Kavita Krishnan Files — Episode 228 of The Seen and the Unseen. 67. Manjima Bhattacharjya: The Making of a Feminist -- Episode 280 of The Seen and the Unseen. 68. I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Dĕd -- Translated by Ranjit Hoskote. 69. Lal Ded's poem on wrestling with a tiger. 70. Anarchy is a likelier future for the west than tyranny -- Janan Ganesh. 71. The Better Angels of Our Nature -- Steven Pinker. 72. The Ferment of Our Founders -- Episode 272 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Kapila). 73. Rukmini Sees India's Multitudes — Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S). 74. A Life in Indian Politics -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 75. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 76. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 77. Manohar Malgonkar, Mulk Raj Anand and Kamala Das on Amazon. 78. Kanthapura -- Raja Rao. 79. India's Greatest Civil Servant -- Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu, on VP Menon). 80. Private Truths, Public Lies — Timur Kuran. 81. Alice Munro on Amazon. 82. The Bear Came Over the Mountain -- Amit Varma's favourite Alice Munro story. 83. The Median Voter Theorem. 84. The Ice Cream Vendors. 85. Mohammad Zubair's Twitter thread on the Dharam Sansad. 86. The Will to Change -- Bell Hooks. 87. Paul Holdengraber, Maria Popova, Rana Safvi and Rabih Alameddine on Twitter. 88. The hounding of author Kate Clanchy has been a witch-hunt without mercy -- Sonia Sodha. 89. Democrats have stopped listening to America's voters -- Edward Luce. 90. From Cairo to Delhi With Max Rodenbeck -- Episode 281 of The Seen and the Unseen. 91. The Indianness of Indian Food — Episode 95 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vikram Doctor). 92. GN Devy. 93. The Art of Translation -- Episode 168 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Arunava Sinha). 94. Alipura -- Gyan Chaturvedi (translated by Salil Yusufji). 95. Tomb of Sand -- Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell). 96. Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya -- Akshaya Mukul. 97. Ashapurna Devi, Agyeya, Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chugtai, Qurratulain Hyder, Amrita Pritam and Girish Karnad on Amazon. 98. The Adventures of Dennis -- Viktor Dragunsky. 99. Toni Morrison on Amazon. 100. Haroun and the Sea of Stories -- Salman Rushdie. 101. The Penguin Book Of Indian Poets -- Edited by Jeet Thayil. 102. These My Words: The Penguin Book of Indian Poetry -- Edited by Eunice de Souza and Melanie Silgardo. 103. The Autobiography of a Goddess -- Andal (translated by Priya Sarrukai Chabria and Ravi Shankar). 104. Ghachar Ghochar — Vivek Shanbhag (translated by Srinath Perur). 105. Amit Varma talks about Ghachar Ghochar in episode 13 of The Book Club on Storytel. 106. River of Fire -- Qurratulain Hyder. 107. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas -- Ursula K Le Guin. 108. The Left Hand of Darkness -- Ursula K Le Guin. 109. Mother of 1084 -- Mahashweta Devi. 110. Jejuri -- Arun Kolatkar. 111. The Collected Essays of AK Ramanujan -- Edited by Vinay Dharwadker. 112. The Collected Poems of AK Ramanujan. 113. Folktales From India -- Edited by AK Ramanujan. 114. The Interior Landscape: Classical Tamil Love Poems -- Edited and translated by AK Ramanujan. 115. The Essential Kabir -- Translated by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! The illustration for this episode is by Nishant Jain aka Sneaky Artist. Check out his work on Twitter, Instagram and Substack.