(If you don’t know, or you aren’t actually familiar with the term, the book Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment, while a hefty read, is a thoughtful and easy-to-understand exploration of it all.)īut the basic idea of the singularity boils down to the suggestion that, some time in the not-so-distant future, technological development will begin to accelerate so rapidly that we can neither control nor reverse it. The singularity, as we’re sure you know, is an idea that’s circulated among scientists, philosophers, and science fiction writers for many decades now. It’s also an incredibly disturbing work of science fiction that explores existential dread through unflinching body horror, as well as philosophical horror about the demise of humanity following the technological singularity. Times’ Charles Solomon and Vulture’s Emily Yoshida-is largely considered one of the most important films in anime history. It’s inspired media franchises like The Matrix (via Business Insider), and-according to folks like The L.A. Often credited as popularizing anime in the Western World, this film, based on Masamune Shirow’s manga of the same name, has gone on since its original release to spawn countless sequels, spin-offs, TV shows, video games, and manga.
Today, we’re looking at Mamoru Oshii’s iconic 1995 anime, Ghost in the Shell. Right now, though, we’re continuing with our Dissection series on animated horror, which Eric launched with his post on Netflix’s claymation horror film, The House, tracing the story of environmental horror brought on by human greed, materialism, and self-delusion regarding all the doom we’ve created. Very soon, we’ll be launching an online store with merch featuring custom Other Folk artwork! The hope is that profits there, along with those from our Patreon Supporters, will get us to where we can pay our contributors. There are a lot of reasons for that, including a death in the family and two very frightening instances of car trouble, but aside from life continuing to pummel us into the ground, we’ve also been working on exciting stuff that’s not a bummer to talk about. You may have noticed that we’ve been a little slow with our articles lately.
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