Brew Brain Dump 12: There's a Fly's Brain in the Insect Matrix. How Creativity Can Preserve Sanity When Fiction Becomes Truth

A few years ago, I wrote a silly, speculative science fiction story about a teenager getting stuck in Snake 2. Now we live in a world where it's dated because someone in Silicon Valley has put a fruit fly's brain on a chip and it's doing fly things in the insect matrix. Let's sit with that and consider what it means for our mental health and creativity. Supported by - the show's founding sponsor To coach with Ben, To support the Ukrainian creative community Guardian article in this episode: My short story:

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Brew Brain Dump 12: There's a Fly's Brain in the Insect Matrix. How Creativity Can Preserve Sanity When Fiction Becomes Truth is an episode from Arrest All Mimics: The Original Thinking and Creative Innovation Podcast by The Creative Condition Podcast with Ben Tallon.

This episode is 12:57 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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