Then I trade it in for a smoky soup spiced with sweat and vomit and booze and blood.
“I grab myself one last lungful of night air. And what about shows like Dog the Bounty Hunter, and other situations where people simply assume an air of authority with the implied threat of violence? And how our deeply ingrained perceptions of policing are shaped far more by fictional media depictions than even our own often tense and uncomfortable encounters with real life law enforcement. First, what are the consequences of having a perfect memory? On our emotions, our morality, or our sanity? What does it mean to forget, is it for the best that our memories are imperfect?Īnd when Star Trek‘s Data finally achieves a range of emotional responses, would he suddenly be bombarded with a tidal wave of backlogged emotional responses to old memories? Is a perfect memory a curse? Is it possible to forgive when the wrongs done to you will be forever remembered with perfect recall? We’re back in the studio with Patrick Johnson for one of our weirdest conversations yet.
