Neurratives - A Podcast about Neuroscience in Fiction

Episode 9 - Ghost(s) in the Shell | Does a Robot Need Nipples?


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It's a special double feature episode of Neurratives! Nick and Stephen tackle the seminal 1995 cyberpunk anime film Ghost in the Shell as well as its 2017 Hollywood live-action adaptation and happen to stumble across a bit of neuroscience in a sea of philosophy and metaphysics. 


The anime defined a number of cyberpunk tropes and influenced tons of filmmakers, but does it hold up? The live-action adaptation...exists. Does it secretly rule? Let's find out!

Music - 'Blippy Trance', Kevin MacLeod

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Neurratives - A Podcast about Neuroscience in FictionBy Stephen Hou