The “Look At This Asshole” Effect
When strawmen enter the echo chamber, nothing good can happen
George Orwell on Overthinking It
Episode 419: Pokemon: The War of All against All
On the Overthinking It Podcast we consider the technological and social phenomenon of Pokemon Go, and wonder whether any of our pets have had a secret life.
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Episode 258: Superman during The Purge
The Overthinkers tackle fictional surveillance states, PRISM, and The Purge.
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Commander Shepard and the Effective Agenda
[Enjoy this guest post by Rob Mackie! —Ed.] As a fundamentally interactive medium, video games use the actions of the game’s players to tell the stories of fictional agents. Every playing of a game is a new telling of the … Continued