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Dust off your linguistic skills and join us as we decipher the myriad of meanings presented in the science fiction drama, Arrival. What on the surface appears to be a conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, in reality, is the longstanding rivalry between Humanities and STEM. With the help of our special guest Dr. Deb Trusty, we discuss the similarities and differences between the film and Ted Chiang's original short story titled "Story of Your Life". As a nice change of pace, the film's aliens put a lot of faith in humanity's ability to come together and problem-solve. Yet after seeing how humans handled a worldwide pandemic and the rise of AI Mecha-Hit***, we find that trust might be a bit misplaced. But hey, we can all agree that Bob Ross was a pretty awesome dude.
If you would like check out more of Deb's takes on fringe reception of Classics and mythology in videogames and board games, be sure to check out her Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/doctordebitage. And if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast.
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Dust off your linguistic skills and join us as we decipher the myriad of meanings presented in the science fiction drama, Arrival. What on the surface appears to be a conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, in reality, is the longstanding rivalry between Humanities and STEM. With the help of our special guest Dr. Deb Trusty, we discuss the similarities and differences between the film and Ted Chiang's original short story titled "Story of Your Life". As a nice change of pace, the film's aliens put a lot of faith in humanity's ability to come together and problem-solve. Yet after seeing how humans handled a worldwide pandemic and the rise of AI Mecha-Hit***, we find that trust might be a bit misplaced. But hey, we can all agree that Bob Ross was a pretty awesome dude.
If you would like check out more of Deb's takes on fringe reception of Classics and mythology in videogames and board games, be sure to check out her Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/doctordebitage. And if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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