Drilling Wakes the Humanoid Reptiles: Doctor Who Part V
In the latest episode, the Hungry Earth, ill-advised human drilling has consequences.
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Which is the ‘Real’ Reality?: Doctor Who Part IV
Episode 7: “Amy’s Choice”
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Magic v. Science: Doctor Who Part III
Episode 6: Vampires of Venice
Read MorePlanetary Profiling: Dr. Who Part II
Is it simply good fortune that humans have so many food options that are both non-sentient and delicious?
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Introducing the Dr. Who Media Club
This season of the new Doctor Who is meant to provide an easy entry point for new viewers. Your assignment: to watch the show.
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Undercover Bosses as Minor Divinities: What Ever Happened to ‘Take this Job and Shove It’?
CBS’s hit show just reinforces the economic inequities we’ve ignored for a century—at the peril of our children’s lives. But where have the religious been?
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Capricology: Big Ideas, Lack of Humanity
As the half-season closes on this sci-fi epic, we take inventory on where the show has gone, and gone wrong. Among the robots, avatars, and people who love them, there are a lot of big ideas, but not enough story.
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Capricology: A Robot is Being Tortured
Is it the inhumanity of the machines that will prove to be the tragic pivot in this science fiction world, or will it the inhumanity of the humans? Again we find ourselves asking: where does human consciousness begin?
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Capricology: Divine Madness
This week’s episode asks big questions about psychology and religion, and reminds us that a dog is a robot’s best friend.
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Capricology: Television, Tech, and the Sacred
Welcome to the first installment of our ongoing coverage of television’s latest contribution to the cultural intersection of science and religion, with bonus themes to include: the body, artificial intelligence, paganism, original sin, immigration, and race. Join Diane Winston, Anthea Butler, Salman Hameed, and Henry Jenkins every week as they delve into deep exegesis of Caprica.
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