Voight-Kampff machine

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Oct 26, 2026

Chesterton Radio

Chesterton Radio

Daybreak: The Soul of the Machine

Oct 26 · 1 Mention

ClaraHOST

20:25

Exactly.

ClaraHOST

20:26

So he administers the Voigt-Kampff empathy test.

AdrianHOST

20:29

This test is the philosophical core of the novel.

AdrianHOST

20:32

It measures involuntary physical reactions, capillary dilation, eye movement, to morally shocking or emotionally resonant scenarios, usually involving cruelty to animals.

Russell Gets Revenge

Russell Gets Revenge

Introducing: "How To Make Films and Influence People" - Blade Runner

Oct 24 · 1 Mention

PeterHOST

25:46

There's another level of which, like they do this test.

PeterHOST

25:50

What is the Voight-Kampff? No, not Voight.

PeterHOST

25:54

What was the name of that? The

AndrewHOST

25:55

test where they look at your eye?

We love the new PRS Tekton | Mythos Weekly Livestream

Oct 23 · 2 Mentions

Matthew TimmonsHOST

35:59

What's the name? It's like a blank...

Matthew TimmonsHOST

36:03

Voight? Oh, Voight-Kampff test.

Matthew TimmonsHOST

36:05

That's it, yeah.

Matthew TimmonsHOST

36:06

Yeah, the

Zach BroylesHOST

36:06

Voight-Kampff amp.

Zach BroylesHOST

36:09

No one could spell it or say it.

Zach BroylesHOST

36:11

But we got the Hummingbird 20.

'Blade Runner' with Bilge Ebiri

Oct 20 · 1 Mention

Bilge EbiriGUEST

32:16

Yeah, they still look incredible.

Bilge EbiriGUEST

32:17

I will say, though, the opening Voight-Kampff sequence...

Bilge EbiriGUEST

32:22

And I've heard other people say this, too, so I think it's intentional.

Bilge EbiriGUEST

32:25

It...

Life On Books Podcast

Life On Books Podcast

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is More Relevant Than Ever

Oct 16 · 1 Mention

AndyHOST

28:29

Yeah

TonyHOST

28:30

... and that's what's interesting about, um, the relationship between Deckard and Rachael in the book is, like, he goes and he gives her the Voight-Kampff Test, and then he's, like, in love with her.

AndyHOST

28:41

Yeah.

TonyHOST

28:42

He has one interaction with her, and then he's in love with her.

Unknown podcast

11 Books to Read If You Loved The Shape of Water

Oct 14 · 3 Mentions

speaker_2HOST

37:45

They even bleed

speaker_1HOST

37:46

So how do you hunt something that looks exactly like you? You use the Voight-Kampff test

speaker_2HOST

37:52

The Voight-Kampff test is the mechanical heart of this novel.

speaker_2HOST

37:55

It is an empathy test.

speaker_2HOST

37:57

It measures involuntary biological responses, pupil dilation, blush response, while the subject is asked morally shocking questions

speaker_2HOST

42:56

You are practicing looking past the scales, the metal, the rotting flesh, and finding the shared vulnerability underneath.

speaker_2HOST

43:03

In a fragmented world, finding connection with the other is a vital survival skill

speaker_1HOST

43:08

You are training yourself to pass the Voight-Kampff test.

Movies In A Nutshell

Movies In A Nutshell

Blade Runner(1982) - The Box Office Flop Which Became A Sci-Fi Classic

Oct 13 · 3 Mentions

Darren HorneHOST

24:10

It's weird that you mention that 'cause I, that's what I've made notes on.

Darren HorneHOST

24:11

The eyes are, like, repeatedly highlight- highlighted throughout the film from the opening eye shot, and then there's the, is it the Voight, Voight-Kampff tests?

Paul DayHOST

24:18

Yeah, Voight-Kampff, yeah, yeah.

Darren HorneHOST

24:18

They all use it, all the way characters.

Darren HorneHOST

24:20

It's almost like the film's making us-

6 MINS LATER

Marc FarquharHOST

30:32

All of them.

Marc FarquharHOST

30:33

Yeah.

Marc FarquharHOST

30:33

Well, the only thing I wrote down, which I haven't, I was gonna ask you guys, is the, those Voight-Kampff tests.

Unknown podcast

Blade Runner's Philip K. Dick Legacy

Oct 11 · 3 Mentions

speaker_0HOST

11:09

We have to talk about the empathy test.

speaker_1HOST

11:11

The Voight-Kampff test.

speaker_1HOST

11:12

This is actually one of the few scenes that survives the translation from page to screen almost entirely intact.

speaker_0HOST

11:17

Right.

speaker_0HOST

12:12

Right.

speaker_1HOST

12:12

Right.But the mechanics of the test are vital here.

speaker_1HOST

12:15

The Voight-Kampff machine isn't a lie detector, it's an empathy detector.

speaker_0HOST

12:18

That's a huge distinction.

Unknown podcast

Ridley Scott Made the "Greatest Sci-Fi Movie of All Time"

Oct 10 · 2 Mentions

speaker_7HOST

18:15

I'd take that a step further and look at the physiological implications of that lockout.

speaker_7HOST

18:20

We know from the basic lore that replicants are so biologically similar to humans that they require the complex Voight-Kampff test.

speaker_6HOST

18:28

Right, measuring capillary dilation and involuntary pupil fluctuation.

speaker_7HOST

18:31

Just to tell them apart.

15 MINS LATER

speaker_7HOST

34:00

Let's hear it.

speaker_6HOST

34:01

Let's look at the two undeniable facts established by the text.

speaker_6HOST

34:05

Fact one, the Voight-Kampff test proves replicants are biologically locked out of using the empathy box.

speaker_6HOST

34:12

They lack the hardware for that specific connection.

Unknown podcast

5 Essential Cyberpunk Books To Read If You're New To The Genre

Oct 7 · 4 Mentions

speaker_1HOST

8:42

Nope.

speaker_0HOST

8:43

The only way Deckard can identify them is through their psychology, so he relies on this interrogation tool called the Voight-Kampff test.

speaker_1HOST

8:51

And if we connect this to the bigger picture, the Voight-Kampff test is arguably one of the most important concepts in all of speculative fiction.

speaker_0HOST

8:57

Without a doubt.

speaker_1HOST

8:58

Because it operates on a singular, terrifying assumption about the human condition.

speaker_0HOST

10:51

They become numb.

speaker_1HOST

10:52

Exactly.

speaker_1HOST

10:53

The terrifying realization that Deckard faces is that some human beings, specifically individuals with schizoid personality structures or severe trauma, might actually fail the Voight-Kampff test.