Idea Lab: Humanities/Fine Arts

    My favorite fashion designer--among the ones I have come across--has to be Calvin Klein. He is an American fashion designer who has not only designed clothes, but also made perfumes, watches, and all sorts of jewelry. His design choices of jackets and baggy pants stand out the most to me, and they remind me a lot of the clothing of the characters from The Matrix .  Huge suits, jackets, and baggy pants that work perfectly for men AND women. "Big boss" feeling when I see the clothes; immense "high authority" vibes. Sense of "slickness" with his denim clothes.  

For Ghost in the Shell paper: Rene Descartes' "Cartesian Method": 1. Intro 2. Thesis -> Blue Pill 3. Antithesis -> Red Pill 4. Synthesis (+/-) 5. Conclusion     Cyborgs - Kusanagi: Higher metabolisms Fear, cold, clone under water. Her own sense of identity as she learns more about the world around her.      Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics: 1.)      A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2.)      A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3.)      A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

My points for taking the Red Pill: How do you take on a power that is leagues above your own? How do you live in a fake reality? Why not try to overcome the fear of the truth? Why choose to live in ignorance? If you are living your "best life" in The Matrix, would you not want to achieve more than what you have? If you say that you would rather live in ignorance, choosing to not see the truth, choosing not to help people in need, to not even bother improving yourself or hold on to the glimmer of hope that you can win against massive power, you are essentially choosing to not be human.

"Tyrell Corporation" sculpture made of cut-out cardboard. - Recreating the actual movie the best an A.I. can do.  - Transitions between 4 different themes. Violence on one side. Leon shooting the man interviewing him to protect himself . Rachael shooting Leon to protect someone else . Romance on a second side. Deckard and Racheal making out. Acceptance on a third side. Wolf and owl over Roy's shoulders as he holds the pigeon. Somewhat reminiscent of Native Americans' spiritual beliefs in nature and animal spirits. Death on a fourth side. Roy saving Deckard. Roy's body shutting down. Possible Connections: Dragon Ball, Android #17 and Android #18. Android twins who seek a life free of boredom. Built by Dr. Gero with tremendous superpowers, much like Roy and Pris were built with more strength and speed than the average human. Almost always work together, willing to kill anyone they please to avoid boredom, similar to how Pris and Roy work together to extend their...

The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi) Pinocchio: - Living puppet carved from firewood by Geppetto. - Wants to be a real boy. - Very disobedient and abusive against his "parent" at first.  - Unintentionally falls in with a lot of bad influencers, like the Fox and the Cat. - Learns to care for Geppetto. Geppetto: - Poor man in Italy. - Hopes to make a living as a puppeteer. - Created Pinocchio from a piece of firewood after hearing it speak to him. - Arrested for seizing Pinocchio as he immediately ran away after getting his feet carved. Fairy Godmother: - Magical fairy who grants Pinocchio life. - "Motherly figure" for Pinocchio. - Sends Pinocchio on his journey. A.I. Artificial Intelligence David: - Artifical boy designed to feel love. - Programmed to have human features after hearing a combination of words. Monica - Originally Martin's mother before David was brought in. - Send David on his own journey. Henry - Martin's (and David's) father. Teddy...

Philip K. Dick: Philip K. Dick was an indescribably influential American science-fiction writer. His stories were the inspiration for so many iconic films. Even in his youth, he would publish books within the science-fiction genre. His most iconic books include: "The Man in the High Castle", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", "Valis", and "The Philip K. Dick Reader". Almost every one of his books would ask the reader philosophical questions about human life, the state and affairs of the world, and he was hailed as "a genius in the world of science-fiction". He would also have supernatural experiences: hallucinations and imaginations that he was living two separate lives. Film History: Inspired by Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Many difficulties during the screenplay (tension between Dick and Hollywood). Won the Hugo Award for "Best Dramatic Presentation". Won the Saturn Award for ...

     Robots and artificial intelligence are symbols of humanity's advancements in technology and engineering. They are also a common subject of controversy, as majorities of people either believe that they are the key to a bright future, or that they will one day overthrow humanity and claim our world as their own. Several different movies, video games, and other sources of media have represented the two concepts in iconic fashion, such as Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968, where the A.I. known as "Hal" becomes self-aware enough to rebel against humanity. In light of this topic, I wondered what Siri--the artificial intelligence we humans have in our phones these days--thinks about life. I only remember having a full-blown conversation with another person's Siri through their phone years ago, when I was much younger and barely knew a thing about artificial intelligence. Here, I was able to have a legitimately interesting session with my own Siri.   ...