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X Man: The Elon Musk Origin StoryEpisodes

    8. The Terminator

    Musk fears a 'Terminator future', where robots destroy humans. So why is he creating AI?

    7. Body Snatchers

    What the Cold War brainwashing panic tells us about Musk’s fear of a 'woke mind virus'.

    6. Baby X

    Which science fiction stories are left out of Silicon Valley futurism?

    5. The Dogefather

    Jill Lepore traces Silicon Valley's cryptocurrency craze to dystopian science fiction.

    4. Iron Man

    How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.

    3. Planet B

    What led to Musk’s obsession with existential catastrophism and colonising Mars?

    2. Dimension X

    How did Musk’s childhood shape the ideas of ‘Muskism’?

    1. The Dark Knight

    What can the history of Batman tell us about Elon Musk?

    Introducing X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story

    Elon Musk wants to shape our future. How did science fiction shape him?