In this episode we’re going to talk a little about sociotechnical imaginaries and where we borrow that concept from. We also introduce the first volume of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to begin a multi-part episode discussion about how sociotechnical imaginaries help us locate the timeless significance of this text in contemporary American media on the topic of artificial intelligence. Tweet at us (@ibull) or email us ([email protected]; [email protected]) your questions, feedback, provocations, etc. We thank Wataboi for "Awakening Instrumental," our musical introduction for this week. Check out our recommended readings for the week: "Dreamscapes of Modernity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Fabrication of Power," an edited collection of essays by Sheila Jasanoff and Sang-Hyun Kim; the first chapter, in particular. Also, "Containing the Atom: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Nuclear Power in the United States and South Korea" by Sheila Jasanoff & Sang-Hyun Kim, a journal article published in 2009.