Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

Discussion on Michel Serres' The Birth of Physics, including flows, vortices, clinamen, and optimal pathways. Exploring ancient thinkers, discontinuities in science, the concept of time and motion, Freud's Anoclitic Type, deterritorialized forms, accretion and optimal paths for living, and seeking the path of least resistance.

The Acid Horizon crew, authors of "Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape," discuss the writing process, key concepts, and the relationship between cinema and ocularity. They explore thermostatic governance, early cybernetists, the role of creativity in philosophy, and the interconnectedness of thought and action. They also discuss reshuffled time in the film "Memento" and the use of Steadicam in "Rocky" and the Lord of the Rings cartoons. The podcast ends with a casual conversation about childhood experiences, upcoming live events, and future projects.

Joshua Dávila, author of 'Blockchain Radicals', discusses markets, tokens, smart contracts, daos, voting, Hayek, ownership on the internet, the origins of writing, blockchain, ledgers, exclusion of women's labor, critique of price signals, and the potential of blockchain technology for social arrangements.

Film journalist Max Evry joins the podcast to discuss his new book on David Lynch's Dune. They explore Lynch's unique visual style, the trippy imagery in the film, the use of practical effects and CGI, and interviews with the cast and crew. They also touch on character discussions, social media presence, and wrapping up with enthusiasm for an upcoming event.

This podcast delves into Julia Kristeva's Revolution in Poetic Language, touching on topics such as semiotics, the mother as phallus, signification, the defensive aspect of the signifier, retouralization, the connection between poetry and music, the mother as mediator, signifying's repression by capitalism, and Kristeva's theory of language.

Griffin Melson discusses Alan Turing's Computing Machinery and Intelligence with Cooper and Taylor. They explore Lacan's concept of masculine and feminine position, compare programming include statements to brainstem functions, understand programming functions and the problem of forgetting in machine learning. They also delve into the potential of quantum computing to break encryption and discuss who decides what is important. The episode wraps up with a farewell from the hosts.

This podcast delves into Deleuze's interpretation of Nietzsche and the concept of nomad thought. They also discuss capitalism's influence on sports conferences, childhood fascination with apocalyptic themes, encoding madness in books, and the nomadic war machine. They explore the problem of establishing connections and disjunctions and the relationship between money, sports, and professional wrestling.

This podcast episode delves into the concepts of guilt, reactive knowledge, and societal standards through the lens of Deleuze's exploration of Nietzsche's philosophy. The hosts discuss topics such as the parable of the prodigal son, feelings of failure and self-blame, Deleuze's advocacy for stoicism, nihilism and perspectivism, the concept of God, and Nietzsche's concept of the Overman.

A podcast discussing Deleuze's monograph on Nietzsche, exploring topics such as translations and interpretations of Nietzsche's works, the concept of truth and fidelity to situations, Deliz's thought development, persistence of concepts in Nietzsche's work, Deleuze's concept of number, Derrida's deconstruction, telos and radical imminence, concept creation, and the unity of domination and multiplicity.

This week Claire Colebrook joined Taylor and Coop for a discussion of her new book, Who Would You Kill to Save the World. Claire is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, Philosophy, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State University. Claire is the author of over a dozen books spanning a broad range of disciplines and topics. We speak about micropolitics, cinematic ontology, and more. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh