Ray Kurzweil believes we'll soon have tiny computers embedded in our brains. He says we're on the verge of a new era in evolution - a fusion of biology and machine technology.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Joshua Wolf Shenk talks about his book, "Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs."
NPR Cultural Critic Neda Ulaby helps Jim Fleming unravel the complications of the 2006 film "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story."
Novelist Mark Salzman talks about his experience teaching creative writing at Central Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, a detention center for L.A.’s most serious young offenders.
Jared Diamond has written “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.” He discusses a few case histories - like Easter Island - with Steve Paulson.
Evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins attempts to redefine "magic" as rational and non-supernatural.
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