EPISODE · May 5, 2012 · 55 MIN

Robots

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Minimizing the edit distance from last week's show, Chris Smowton joins us to talk about androids, AI, the uncanny valley, and tiny fire extinguishing robots. Cory Doctorow's I, Robot Cory Doctorow: A Prose By Any Other Name Dr Kathleen Richardson New York Times article quoting Dr Richardson Big Dog Zima Blue and Other Stories Tracklist Stars – Sad Robot Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1 Kael Alden (Robot Repair) – Where You Belong Robot Guarding the Rubber Band Ball by The Adventures of Kristin & Adam Send feedback and comments to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected].

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