We meet the robot saints – sculptures made of wood and wire, of cams and pulleys during medieval times – that might just help us understand this new AI age we all find ourselves living in.
LEARN MORE about these inventions by reading City University of New York Professor Christopher Swift’s 2015 paper about these automated figures.
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The Hand Collection (Classic)
<p>You can learn a lot about a person from their hands. In this episode, we hear the story of a doctor who made it possible for us to hold onto the stories of presidents, astronauts, musicians, artists and more… through bronze molds of their hands. </p><p>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS < ... Show More
8m 49s
Nov 27
Thanksgiving Special: Church of Turkey
<p>Gastro Obscura writer Sam O’Brien takes co-host Kelly McEvers on a tour of the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous tributes to the turkey – and makes her case for why these big, beautiful birds are worth paying attention to. </p><p>Read Sam’s article on the history ... Show More
15m 28s
Mar 2021
Artificial Intelligence - Cade Metz
Cade Metz is an expert on Artificial Intelligence, writer for the New York Times and author of a new book on the rise of Artificial Intelligence called Genius Makers. In this episode, you're going to hear how AI impacts you both wittingly and unwittingly, where we currently are i ... Show More
37m 35s