Rudy Rucker Podcasts

May 16, 2007. A reading of my story “The Imitation Game,” about the last days of computer pioneer Alan Turing and his persecution by the British secret service. This time, Turing wins… The story appeared in INTERZONE magazine, and as Chapter One of my 2012 novel, TURING & BURROUGHS. Reading at monthly “SF in SF” […] The post Podcast #40 “The Imitation Game”, SF. first appeared on Rudy...

March 7, 2007. Follow up to my Sunnyvale Library talk about writing. I introduce and read the short-short story “Panpsychism Proved” from my MAD PROFESSOR anthology. And then we have Q&A. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #39. “Panpsychism Proved” with Q&A. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

March 7, 2007. A talk at the Sunnyvale Library about my life as a writer. Discussion of how I became a writer, my career, how I work, and some of my techniques. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #38. Talk. “My Life as a Writer”, Sunnyvale. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Jan 30, 2007. Reading from “Mathematicians in Love” at City Lights Books in San Francisco. Good sound quality. Reading from the “Hundred Percent” concert scene plus Q&A. A big thrill for me to read at City Lights, the veritable Vatican of Beat. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #37. MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE with Q&A, City Lights, SF. first appeared on R...

January 18, 2007. The question and answer segment of my MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE reading at Black Oak Books on Shattuck St., in Berkeley, CA, January 18, 2007. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #36. Q&A on writing, Berkeley, Black Oak Books. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

January 16, 2007. The question and answer segment of my MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE reading at Booksmith on Haight St., SF, CA. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #35. Q&A on writing, San Francisco, Booksmith. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Jan 11, 2007. Rick Kleffel interviews Rudy for his “Agony Column” webzine/podcast. Interview was done in the KUSP studios near the beach in Santa Cruz, January 11, 2007. We talked about cyberpunk, transrealism, Mathematicians in Love, and Mad Professor. See http://www.trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/01-15-07.htm#11507 Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #34. KUSP Intervi...

Oct 23, 2006. “Boing Boing” editors Mark Frauenfelder and David Pescovitz interview author and mathematician Rudy Rucker about his two upcoming books:” Mad Professor” and “Mathematicians in Love.” Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #33. Interview by Boing Boing on MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

May 18, 2006. Talk on “The Lifebox, the Seashell and the Soul” at LucasFilm in the Presidio in San Francisco. See slides . See photos on the May 19, 2006 entry of Rudy’s Blog. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #32. “Gnarly Computation,” At LucasFilm, SF. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

April 20, 2006. Talk on “The Lifebox, the Seashell and the Soul” at Fresno State. See slides . Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #31. “Gnarly Computation,” Fresno State U. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Audio files for podcasts #17-#29 are gone, due to bit rot and unreliable hosts… Onward! April 18, 2006. Reading “Chu and the Nants.” This story is in the June, 2006, edition of ISAAC ASIMOV’S SF magazine. It also serves as part of the first chapter of POSTSINGULAR. The reading was at The New College on […] The post Podcast #30. (#17 – #29 are Gone.) “Chu and the Nants”. New...

Dec 9, 2005. My final lecture in my Philosophy and Computers class at SJSU in Fall, 2005. Based on Chapter 6 of my tome, “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul.” Includes discussion of my ambivalence about how to end the book, panpsychism, ontologies, unsolvability, computational equivalence, unpredictability, undecidability, and my six principles on how […] The post Podcast #1...

Dec 2, 2005. Lecture on Chapter 5 of “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul”. Flocking behaviors, how conversations can exemplify different computation classes, the hive mind of society, the nature of language, the ubiquity of social power laws. (If you want to follow the computer demos, download the “Boppers” and “CAPOW” programs from the […] The post P...

Nov 17, 2005. Lecture on the second half of Chapter Four of “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul.” Arguing that a computer program can be conscious, and that this will happen within a hundred years. (48.27MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #14. Philosophy and Computers 7: Consciousness. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Nov 15, 2005. Final reading at KFJC. This short-short science fiction story, from my nonfiction book, “The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul,” illustrates some questions about whether every thinkable process is physically realizable, and whether every computation is thinkable. (7.85MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #13. “Hello Infinity.” KFJC 6. first appeared on Rud...

Nov 8, 2005. At radio KFJC with Ann Arbor, reading the fifth thought experiment story from my nonfiction Lifebox book. Can a rainstorm be conscious? (6.61MB. 7 min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #12. “The Kind Rain.” KFJC 5. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Nov 4, 2005. The 6th lecture in my SJSU philosophy course. Covers sections 4.1 to 4.3 of “The Lifebox, the Seashell and the Soul.” (60.96MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #11. Philosophy and Computers 6: Neural Nets and the Phenomenology of Mind. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Oct 25, 2005. At radio KFJC, www.kfjc.org or 89.7 FM, with Ann Arbor, 7:20 AM, Tuesday, reading the fourth thought experiment story from my nonfiction Lifebox book. Intro included. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #10. “Terry’s Talker.” KFJC 4. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

October 20, 2005. Rudy interviewed at KFJC while reading stories from The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul. The question here is “Tell us about your early influences.” (6.28MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #9. Interview: Rucker’s Early Life. At KFJC first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Oct 18, 2005. At radio KFJC with Ann Arbor, reading the third “thought experiment” short-short SF story included in The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul, see https://www.rudyrucker.com/lifebox. Introduction is included.(1.12MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #8. Reading.”Aint Paint.” KFJC 3. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Oct 13, 2005. Review session summarizing Chapters 1 – 3 of The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul. A good introduction to the material. Visuals of the questions I wrote on the blackboards are online. Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #7. Philosophy and Computers 5: Review Chaps 1-3. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

Oct 11, 2005. Rudy reads at radio KFJC. A story on multiple universes, introducing Chapter Two of Rudy Rucker, The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul, see www.rudyrucker.com/lifebox. Intro included. (1.17MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #6. “The Million Mandalas.” KFJC 2. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

October 4, 2005. Rudy at radio KFJC, reading the story “Lucky Number” which introduces chapter one in his nonfiction book The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul. Intro included. (1.96MB. min.) Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts. The post Podcast #5. Reading.”Lucky Number,” KFJC 1. first appeared on Rudy's Blog .

October 4, 2005. The 4th lecture in my Philosophy and Computers course, covering the second half of Chapter 3 of The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul. Topics: homeostasis, evolution, artificial life, robotics. I recorded this in stereo and equalized the sound with the Audacity program, and I think this one sounds better than my […] The post Podcast #4. Philosophy & Computers 4: Evolution...