Rose and Nico discuss THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler (MCD). In a near future where AI is leveraged for everything from companionship to deep-sea fishing, megacorp DIANIMA purchases Vietnam's Con Dao archipelago after a unique population of octopi is discovered there. But not everyone believes DIANIMA's mission is benevolent -- including the small research team assembled to study the octopi.
Timestamps:
Discussion/***SPOILER ZONE***: 41:20
Conclusion: 01:25:50
Other titles mentioned:
BLINDSIGHT, Peter Watts
WOLF LARSEN, 1958 film
Topical non-books:
Mikhail Bakunin, rad dude
The Split Brain Phenomenon (research article)
We'll be back in January to discuss most-anticipated titles of 2023, and review what we read over the holiday break.
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