Topic: Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy

The human brain's tendency to attribute entityhood to non-sentient objects is discussed using examples from South Park and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Farber explains that people often treat cars or computers as entities, a psychological trait that historically led to the creation of deities. He uses Hermes as an example of an entity representing the forces of science and language, which can be communicated with to gain specific insights.