This week Kevin wraps up his review of Hugh Howey's "Wool" and discuss the coming apocalypse of episodic fiction. ]]>This week Kevin wraps up his review of Hugh Howey's "Wool" and discuss the coming apocalypse of episodic fiction. ]]>
This week we tease out our review of the surprise hit, Wool by indie author Hugh Howey, and reflect on the gobal phenomenon, the Avengers. ]]>
This week we are slightly horrified to learn that before there was vampire sex or werewold sex Issac Asimov gave us Robot Sex in The Robots of Dawn.
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This week we continue our centennial celebration as we conclude our discussion of the Harry Potter series. We consider the power behind Harry Potter, get a little mythological and wonder what exactly happened to Vold... He Who Must Not Be Named.
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On April 17th we will inaugurate another GCR Hall of Famer, Daniel H. Wilson. Recent best-seller of Robopocalypse, Ph.D. graduate in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel will give us the blue print to create our own AI uprising. We'll also talk about Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Robopocalypse and other fun stuff.
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It's our 100th Episode!!! To celebrate we take a bit of time to look back at the evolution of this show. For such a momentous occasion we discuss what is arguably the biggest book series of all time, Harry Potter.
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This week we continue our look at A Princess of Mars as we consider the nature of pulp fiction. Is it really just over muscled men and scantily clad women and if so is that a problem?
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This week the Guys take a look at the classic pulp fiction behind the blockbuster movie John Carter as they discuss A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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This week Luke and Kevin wonder if Neal Stephenson's Reamde is a better read than it is a stepstool.
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This week the Guys conclude their discussion to Pawn of Prophecy, talk about small stories and seek great adventure fantasy.
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This week we start a conversation about David Eddings' Pawn of Prophecy, spend a bit of time thinking about what fantasy means to the tween boy and consider The Guild.
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]]>David Eddings' love with the fantasy genre began whilst at graduate school when he discovered medieval romance by Geoffrey Chaucer. After graduation, Eddings taught English literature and it was at this time that he created his 10 point guide to a fantasy novel...
(read the rest at Fantasy Book Review).
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This week we finally get to our discussion of Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore, consider what happens when a book falls in love and ask Kevin some awkward questions.
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This week the Guys get a bit distracted by their love for BBC's Sherlock, consider the ways of the Dark Side and don't quite get to discussing Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore.
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"Tycho Caine is a man with a mission. He's sure of that. But, waking up in a body bag with amnesia, he's not sure of much else. Except that someone wants him dead."
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]]>Computer scientist Simon Colton has created software called the Painting Fool, which he claims possesses creative talents. In this video, you can see some of its recent artwork, demonstrating a range of styles. One of its pieces uses visual attributes of the human body to produce a crowd of people, while in another example it uses a more impressionistic style. What first appears to be a straightforward painting of a hand reveals a hidden dimension when turned sideways. This shows the software's ability to surprise its viewers with its creations.
This week we consider Kevin's end times obsession, robots invade and we discuss apocalyptic cuisine as we review Robopocalypse.
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The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving. Build the character you’ve always wanted ...http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Kingdoms-of-Amalur-Reckoning-DEMO/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80245418983?noSplash=1]]>]]>
Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil (pronounced /ˈkɜrzwaɪl/ kurz-wyl; born February 12, 1948) is an American author, scientist, inventor and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil ]]>