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io9: We Come From the Future is a news show about science, entertainment and culture from a tomorrow that you wish you lived in today. Annalee Newitz, editor in chief of io9, and Esther Inglis Arkell, io9 writer, cover science fiction and science fact in a studio format with segments including... Read More

Robot or Cyborg?

Friday, June 15th, 2012 – running time 08:24

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Robopocalypse author Daniel Wilson is in the studio to talk about his new novel, Amped, which is about future humans with cybernetic implants. We also talk about what kinds of high tech implants you would like to have installed and much more!

Are you about to become a cyborg, or will you be crushed by robot overlords? Robopocalypse author Daniel Wilson is in the studio to talk about his new novel, Amped, which is about future humans with cybernetic implants. We also talk about what kinds of high tech implants you would like to have installed based on your feedback in our poll. And finally, Esther and Annalee throw down as they debate which kind of robot uprising is more likely: the one in The Matrix, or the one in Terminator!

Which Cybernetic Implants Do You Want Installed?

This week on io9, we asked you what kinds of cybernetic implants you would want. Take the poll and see how your choices fare against the popular vote!

00:49 | Play

"Robopocalypse" Author Daniel Wilson on the Future of Cybernetics

Daniel Wilson, author of "Amped" and "Robopocalypse" tells us all about what our machine overlords will actually look like.

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Is Smackdown: Visions of Our Robot Future

There have been a lot of classic movies about how the machines will take over, but we want to look at how a popular vision of the cyber future stacks up in our first ever We Come From the Future Smackdown.

06:13 | Play

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Show Title:
io9: We Come From the Future
Description:
io9: We Come From the Future is a news show about science, entertainment and culture from a tomorrow that you wish you lived in today.
Categories:
Movies & Media, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Apr 13, 2012
Episodes:
32