Humans: New & Improved

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Science Fiction

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

When Graeme Manson started as a showrunner for BBC America's Orphan Black, he needed to create villains who were on the cutting edge of science, and believe that humans should take control of their own evolution. He found inspiration in the real-life movement of Transhumanists, who advocate using tech to improve our bodies, and live well beyond our natural life span. Transhumanist Natasha Vita-More says their vision of a posthuman future is not science fiction, even if it's inspired by it. But Graeme Manson and journalists like Elmo Keep still ask tough questions -- like whether only the rich could afford to stop aging, and what that would do to your ego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them and why we suspend
0:06.0	our disbelief, American Malinsky.
0:09.6	So one of my favorite shows, orphan black, is now in its fourth season on BBC America.
0:14.5	The main character is a British woman named Sarah Manning, who is a drifter and a drug
0:18.8	dealer living in North America.
0:20.9	Until.
0:21.9	I saw her go kill herself.
0:23.9	You.
0:24.9	A jumper.
0:25.9	Yeah, and she looked exactly like me.
0:30.1	She discovers that she's a clone who's been kept out of sight from all the other clones
0:34.5	and the shady corporation that created them.
0:37.3	So she meets Allison the soccer mom.
0:39.5	Hello, Allison.
0:40.5	I was just assaulted by a disgusting thug who thought I was you.
0:45.0	Who?
0:46.0	Well, he looked like.
0:47.0	I don't know.
0:48.0	She was…
0:49.0	Urban.
0:50.0	Helena, the Ukrainian assassin.
0:52.0	Oh, hello, assassin.
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