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Transhumanism and the Second Uncanny Valley — posted to The Popular Uncanny

Here's a new post in my weblog on The Popular Uncanny in response to futurist Jamais Cascio's article (from 2008) that posits a theory of a "Second Uncanny Valley".

By Michael Arnzen July 29, 2011Data+Errata

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New Post to The Popular Uncanny blog on “The Uncanny Valley and Intellectual Uncertainty”

Just added a new essay to my theory blog on The Popular Uncanny: "The Uncanny Valley and Intellectual Uncertainty" -- a review and reaction to an interesting cognitive study just published on the brain's response to the uncanny valley. If you don't know what the Uncanny Valley is, then see Wikipedia. Or watch this video from Popular Science online:

By Michael Arnzen July 16, 2011Data+Errata

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Eternal Moments and Smoking Billboards

New posting to my weblog on The Popular Uncanny: "Eternal Moments and Smoking Billboards" -- a reflection on cinemagraphs.

By Michael Arnzen July 4, 2011Data+Errata

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“You Had to Go There”: new #manygenres blog tour essay on my relationship to horror

RM Haag has posted my essay, "You Had to Go There" on his weblog. This article is part of a series on Haag's blog called "They Call Me A Horror Writer" -- part of the "Virtual Book Tour" for Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction.

By Michael Arnzen June 28, 2011Arnzen News