# Douglas Adams
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Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He was best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a 1978 radio comedy series which he adapted into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 14 million copies in his lifetime. He also adapted it into a 1981 television series, a 1984 video game and a 2005 feature film.
What will we lose if translation becomes wholly automated?
It feels like, for so much of this year, in one form or another, we’ve been trying to count the costs that technological innovations are exacting on our humanity — how AI, in particular, is altering (perhaps irrevocably) our relationship to words, to writing, to beauty, to creativity, to taste, to …
Kodsnack 681 - German ortography, with Dylan Beattie
Fredrik chats to Dylan Beattie about Rockstar, esoteric programming languages (Perl in latin, anyone?), and what might happen after the AI bubble.
AI will ruin jokes, they can't do things just right. But some things hiding under the label are actually useful as well. Have we been in any similarly …
FTE 235: River Knows All the Space Reasons (The Angels Take Manhattan)
"Tell her, this is the story of Amelia Pond. And this is how it ends.”
Amelia Williams
Many of us grow up: we live in a real world of marriages and families, jobs and mortgages. But some of us can never bring ourselves to leave our imaginary friend behind. Can you imagine the leaden apprehe…
FTE 126: Gog and Magog (Ghost Light)
This week, Nathan’s outraged by Richard’s blasphemous theories, while Brendan just wants to be a real ladylike. Don’t tell your probation officer — it’s Ghost Light.
Buy the story!
Ghost Light was released on DVD in 2004/2005. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Notes and links
Control asks the Doctor to “…
FTE 57: Bucks Fizz (The Pirate Planet)
By the left frontal lobe of the Sky Demon, it’s a new golden age, and we’re off to Calufrax to confront The Pirate Planet.
Buy the story!
In the US, you can buy The Pirate Planet by itself (Amazon US), or as part of a box set (Amazon US). In the UK, it’s only available as part of the Key to Time …
[ISBW] Revisiting Space Murder with Olivia Waite
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“Take your time, there’s no rush. The audience will be here whenever your story is ready.”
ISBW 22.5
In this episode we welcome author Olivia Waite to discuss her latest books, including Murder by Memory and Nobody’s Baby. We touch on one of my favorite topics, writing science fiction mysteries, b…
Dawn, Durham and Student Fairness in an AI world
John and Gordon visit Durham to speak with Dawn Whitton, Director of Education and Associate Professor at Durham University's Business School. Dawn discusses how AI is impacting learning and teaching, including its pros and cons, and addresses maintaining fairness for students. She also shares a me…
Season 8, Episode 39: The Howl Train + Reading Therapy w/Mary
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations.
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary
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Episode 16: Happy Birthday, America | We're Going Abroad!
Dear All of our United States of North America Poddyers, Happy Semiquincentennial - kinda seems like America is having a rough time in its 20s. Not quite to midlife, but no longer just a tiny prepubescent country, given this year's mood, kinda seems like America is on the verge of its Dark Night of…
Persist and Consequence Shall Induce Itself Has A Fro... Keeping It Cute, Guarding Boundaries, Mindful Grounding, and Keeping It Cute with #claudiajordan and Shamea You in Danger Girl.
The Afro Druid Practice of Grounded Calm: Stepping out of mental tailspins and body tension through breathwork, pool water therapy, wrist and ankle rotations, and gentle, mindful movement.
Absurd Realities in Douglas Adams’s Mostly Harmless: Reflecting on forgotten missions, running from past …
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