• Articles,  CREATIVE WRITING

    The Pursuit of Human-ness

    CONTENT There’s been so much talk about clones and AI in alternative news I thought it would be interesting to explore this topic. I couldn’t find what I was looking for about clones (it must be classified information!) but I found some interesting articles on robots becoming self-aware. These articles raised more questions and comical notions than answers, and I felt like this video was going to be a humorous series of questions! I had the idea to bring in my old puppet mate Miso, who I used to perform with a lot. The script then started to write itself, and I feel like I had very little to say…

  • Articles,  CREATIVE WRITING

    ‘To see or not to see’

    I enjoyed the challenge of this assignment, and once we started discussing topics in class I realised I had much to share! CONTENT As you may gather from the video, I’m not so trusting of many institutions regarding surveillance. Following a brief twitter chat with Adam Brown regarding surveillance of students online, I feel I should clarify that context is everything. When studying online I expect my engagement to be monitored, and willingly signed up for that. In the greater domain of both public and private life though, I am increasingly wary of what’s shared and recorded. A friend said years ago, having your movements, interactions and transactions recorded may…

  • CREATIVE WRITING,  Transmissions

    Transmission #6 Technology

    At the moment you're using technology as an interface between you and others, using technology that's disconnected from nature. But harnessing nature, and harnessing the programmability of it, which you won't do for some time but sooner than you think, is how you will eliminate any barriers between thought and recipient, or between messenger and receiver.