#39 - Postcyberpunk and Transhumanism

<p>After cyberpunk had its day, a more mature, less countercultural successor to it emerged, known as postcyberpunk. In this episode, we explore what makes it distinctive and how it ties in with the ideas of <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism">transhumanism</a>.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://www.davidbrin.com/existence.html"><em>Existence</em></a> by David Brin.</p> <p>Other books discussed:<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation_City"><em>Permutation City</em></a> by Greg Egan<br /> The <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation_City">Imperial Radch/Ancillary trilogy</a> by Ann Leckie<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando"><em>Accelerando</em></a> by Charles Stross (<a href= "http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html">free download</a>)<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)"><em>Blindsight</em></a> by Peter Watts</p> <p><a href= "http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/05/crib-sheet-accelerando.html"> Charles Stross's "crib sheet" on <em>Accelerando.</em></a></p>