What is SATC?

Barbara Streisand’s cloned puppies, Elon Musk’s Pong-playing monkey, and Whitney Houston’s posthumous return as a hologram at Harrah’s. Bizarre as it may sound, they’re all signs of  a future in which people meld with hyper intelligent machines to live forever. Join me, Christopher Trout, as I explore the strange theories driving Silicon Valley’s most powerful players and how they plan to change the way we live, love, and, eventually, die. 

Welcome to a heartbreaking, explicit, and wild chronicle of life on the edge of existence. This is Sex and the Cyborg.

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As a child of the 80s and the former Editor-in-Chief of one of the world’s largest technology news sites, I’ve experienced seismic shifts in human-machine interaction that have left me wondering where my computer ends and I begin. Now I’m taking a closer look at the people and theories behind today’s life-changing innovations, and how they could alter human relationships. Let’s explore the surprisingly interconnected worlds of anti-aging technology, celebrity culture, superhuman AI, cryogenics, CRISPR, and so much more. 

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SATC frequently uses frank language to explore mature themes. While I don’t shy away from describing them, I wont’ share images or video of adult acts.

Use of A.I.

I’ve employed artificial intelligence to reproduce my voice and image in an attempt to showcase the strengths and limitations of today’s consumer applications. That said, the words are 100% my own, unless indicated otherwise.