Podcasts Technology The World Transformed Blade Runner 2049 and the Hard Problem of Reality

Blade Runner 2049 and the Hard Problem of Reality

Published: Nov. 18, 2017, 12:30 a.m.

b"Denis Villeneuve\\u2019s critically acclaimed sequel to the 1982 Ridley Scott Classic is officially a box-office disaster. goo.gl/HcF9NY (Apparently you have to rake in a half a billion these days for a big movie to be considered a success.)\\n\\nBut don't worry. That won't slow us down in spending a full GEEKOUT episode of the World Transformed exploring the many dimension of this bleak and fascinating vision of the future.\\n\\nListeners beware: this one is all spoilers all the time. We also spend some time reflecting on the original Blade Runner goo.gl/iZv4zY , and on War for the Planet of the Apeshttps://goo.gl/DuXYZS. Plus we throw in a mini-review of Thor Ragnarok goo.gl/mk8eBi.\\n\\nJoin us.\\n\\nWT 370-681"