Arts
Continuing our theme of technology, we welcome Rachel Hopkin (@Rakishi) to the technecast! Placed within the context of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, Rachel's podcast essay examines the human instinct to anthropomorphise the technology in our lives, and through a close analysis of Human Robot Interaction in the film Silent Running (Trumbull, 1972), she explores how the narrative framing of Robots and AI on screen not only reflect and encourage this instinct, but also foster a cyclical conversation between Science Fiction, science reality and the society which produces and absorbs them both. Rachel Hopkin is a first year, full-time, TECHNĒ funded PhD in Screenwriting in the Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway. Her project explores screened representations of love between humans and robots within the context of the socio-ethical impact of Human Robot Interaction. Original art by Hannah Desai. Royalty free music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Thanks very much to Rachel for speaking with us and sharing her research, and to techne for their ongoing support! We'd love to hear what you think of this episode - you can tweet us at @technecast. Please consider rating, reviewing and sharing this podcast so we can continue to share the incredible research that our guests are doing. If you would like to submit an abstract for an episode of the technecast, please get in touch with us at technecaster@gmail.com Thanks for listening! See you next time, where we embark on our new theme of 'materials'.