Episode 15 - The Marching Morons (Cyril Kornbluth)
Someone forgot to change the filter in the gene pool
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Show Notes
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Cyril Kornbluth, “Little Black Bag.” William Gibson, “Johnny Mnemonic.” Paul Erlich, The Population Bomb and The Population Explosion. Douglas Adams Hitchiker’s Guide series.
Films. Idiocracy. Water World. Mad Max.
Ideas. Social stratification based on intellect and education. Suspended animation. Temporal and cultural displacement. Overpopulation. Evolution v. progress. The idea of meritocracy. The Flynn Effect - connections between intelligence and progress. Propaganda & manipulation.
Whoa - Hmmm - WTF. Combo special here … we need a Venn diagram. A little bit of all three here.
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