Episode 55: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is a classic film by Stanley Kubrick set in the distant future of 2001, when humankind finally evolves into spacefaring starbabies with no help from the AI they designed to help them. But the first act is set at the dawn of humanity, which means we get to review it on our prehistoric podcast!

Get in touch with us!

Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast

Facebook: @SotSAPodcast

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/

Email: screensofthestoneage@gmail.com

In this episode:

• Watch the 2001: A Space Odyssey dubstep remix

• Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson:

• Darren Naish on tapir attacks

• The earliest evidence of stone tool use

• Chimpanzees hunt with spears

• The Savannah Hypothesis

• The earliest bipedal hominins

• The Turing Test

• Eliza Chatbot

• ChatGPT

• Lunar regolith

• Space grip shoes

• Walking is really just falling and catching yourself