Marcel Danesi tells Steve Paulson why it’s dangerous for a culture when its members forsake maturity and wisdom in favor of a search for eternal youth.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Milwaukee computer programmer Mohan Embar describes competing for -- and winning -- the 2012 Loebner Prize for Artificial Intelligence. His chat bot, Chip Vivant, was the most "human computer" of the year. But it still couldn't pass the Turing Test.
Mark Katz tells Jim Fleming what a presidential joke writer does, how his team managed to get through the Lewinsky affair and what taught Bill Clinton the value of self-deprecating humor.
Soprano Renee Fleming talks with Anne Strainchamps about the mystery of the human voice, and how she manages her voice, her characters, and her stage fright.
Kate Sekules tells Anne Strainchamps how she got into boxing, why she enjoyed getting really strong, and how she coped with her anger during bouts.
Nick Cook tells Steve Paulson that there seems to be something called zero point energy. Once we build the technology to master it, we’ll solve all our energy problems.
Jonathan Lethem talks about "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick," the project Dick obsessed over during the last eight years of his life as he tried to come to terms with a series of strange visionary experiences.
Jim Fleming speaks with Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner."
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