Creative Writing Machines, with Mike Sharples
Will computers one day write the great American novel? What will the future of human/machine creative collaboration look like – and what came before now? In this episode of the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast, educational technologist Mike Sharples discusses the book “Story Machines - How Computers Have Become Creative Writers.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Juli 202246min
Listener Mail: Morbius Saves Christmas
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Juli 202225min
From the Vault: Reconsider the Bean, Part 1
What are beans? Do they contain the souls of the dead? Can they be used to drive demons from the household? How important are they in the human diet? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss a variety of magical ideas and scientific facts associated with legumes. (originally published 5/11/2021)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Juli 202244min
Weirdhouse Cinema: Scream and Scream Again
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe dive into a movie billed as "triple distilled horror as powerful as a vat of boiling acid!" Yes, it’s the 1970 Amicus sci-fi conspiracy film “Scream and Scream Again” featuring horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 Juli 20221h 3min
The Lesser of Two Crab Claws, Part 2
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss biological asymmetry in the natural world – including various examples of organisms in which side A doesn’t quite match up with side B.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Juni 202247min
Smart Talks with IBM: Building Trustworthy AI: A Holistic Approach
Advocating for artificial intelligence to be built and deployed ethically is no longer just a compliance issue but more of a business imperative. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell takes on this topic with Dr. Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab, and Phaedra Boinodiris, Trust in AI Practice Leader within IBM Consulting. Phaedra’s team at IBM is creatively tackling the global need to build trustworthy AI by approaching the challenge holistically, implementing design thinking to address problems before they arise. This is a paid advertisement from IBM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Juni 202227min
The Lesser of Two Crab Claws, Part 1
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss biological asymmetry in the natural world – including various examples of organisms in which side A doesn’t quite match up with side B.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Juni 202246min
Listener Mail: Legend of a Mind
Once more, it's time for a weekly dose of Stuff to Blow Your Mind and Weirdhouse Cinema listener mail...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Juni 202232min
