Are Your Circuits Offended?

I just came across this fantastic old Sci Fi flick, "The Creation of the Humanoids" on S. F. Signal. It was directed by Wesley E. Barry in 1962 and stars Don Megowan, Erica Elliot, Don Doolittle, George Milan, Dudley Manlove, and Frances McCann. The film is based on Jack Williamson's novel The Humanoids.

Not only is it an entertaining watch, packed full of old sixties aesthetics, charm and quirk, but, like Bladerunner and so many other Sci Fi stories, it explores the unanswerable question, "What defines us has humans?"

Is Mankind simply a state of mind?

Dreams from a Petrified Head's character, Amanda Sage, rallies against a dehumanization or a loss of the human soul that burgeons as the human race becomes more and more robotic serving as devil's advocate against all those who push for it.

Perhaps the pendulum could swing too far if Transhumanism pushes it too hard.

Oh, the Humanity!

For those of you interested in (or frightened of) human bionic enhancements, take a peek at this new magazine, H+, which I hear is an offshoot of Wired (which was apparently an offshoot of Mondo 2000). So I hear.

From their 'about' page:

h+ covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends that are changing — and will change — human beings in fundamental ways. We will be following developments in areas like NBIC (nano-bio-info-cog), longevity, performance enhancement and self-modification, Virtual Reality, "The Singularity," and other areas that both promise and threaten to radically alter our lives and our view of the world and ourselves.

More than that, h+ aims to reflect this newest edge culture by featuring creative expressions of humanity on a razor's edge where daily life and science fiction seem to be merging.

They all seem to have such an idealistic view of the future. They can certainly dream.

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Now That's How You Build a Science Fiction Set

If anyone at io9.com is actually worth his or her salt, then they should get a whiff of this...

The image above is only possible due to the incredibly dedicated and hard work of some of the best crew that the fine city of New York could offer. As our build days continue, the set pictures will become more sparse. How can you enjoy a surprise when you've already been behind the scenes? Thankfully, you can trust us to remain excited through and through.

As we wrap our casting, you'll start to see faces appear that will be easily recognizable before long!