FURTHER READING

A random "to read/watch" list for PW.

peace and deterrence

‣ Origin of the ☮ symbol (CND)
‣ Origin of the V sing ✌ ("V for victory")

Quotes in between the acts:
‣ Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch
  by Immanuel Kant. (1792) [ pg ]

‣ Deterrence theory and
‣ Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

science + sci-fi

‣ "The Ghost in the Machine"
a term coined by philosopher Gilbert Ryle as a criticism of Descartes’ dualistic theory = idea that the mind exists independently of the body.

‣ The Turing Test introduced by Alan Turing
A test of a machine's ability to demonstrate human-like intelligence.

‣ The triune brain hypothesis
Origin of the "Reptile & Mammal" pod naming.
Note: apparently dated and simplistic

‣ Pupa, Chrysalis and Cocoon
Names of the AI weapons refer to a life stage of insects between larva and mature. 🦋

‣ "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
  by Philip K. Dick (1968) [ gr, ia ]
 Blade Runner is an adaptation of this novel.

‣ R.U.R.
  by Karel Čapek (1920) [ gr, ia ]
 This play introduced the international word robot.

‣ Three Laws of Robotics
  by Isaac Asimov

computer alarm system

Postdates the game but relevant, methinks.
‣ ERCS and Dead Hand
‣ 1983 nuclear false alarm incident

Quoted Letterboxd list of the movie refs