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When robots get creative

by Tony Wagner
Mar 16, 2017
What happens when you let AI in the recording studio? Or the writers room? Or the kitchen?
A violin-playing robot, one in a series of humanoid robots from Toyota Partner Robot, is displayed at a robot event for children in Tokyo in 2015.
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8: The singer and the supercomputer

Mar 13, 2017
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Video: Who gets credit for adding jobs to the US economy?

by Jennie Josephson
Mar 10, 2017
Kai and Molly discuss the jobs report, whether the CIA can really hack your phone and our growing list of books to read.
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Blog: The Make Me Smart Book Group

by Jennie Josephson
Mar 10, 2017
What we're reading right now: Poets and path dependence.
A man reads a book in the sunshine on steps covered in artificial grass on July 10, 2013 in London, England.
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Blog: Some economic context for the immigration debate

by Tony Wagner
Mar 9, 2017
It's an economic disruption, sure, but not a negative one.
Candidates for U.S. citizenship wave flags before being sworn in during a naturalization ceremony on Liberty Island in 2011.
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7: Lyft co-founder says the company could be profitable by 2018

Mar 7, 2017
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Video: "Squirrel!"

by Jennie Josephson
Mar 6, 2017
You may have noticed President Donald Trump tweeted this weekend. But try not to get distracted. We’re talking about that, a busy week for tech news and Kai’s leftover preferences on this week’s live video. Join us every Monday at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Facebook for our weekly editorial meeting. We like to hear what […]
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Video: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to change our privacy settings

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Mar 3, 2017
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai intends to roll back rules that require internet providers get customer consent before selling their data. The EPA announced it will not need information about methane from oil and gas well operators. What that means and a whole lot more as we wrap up the Make Me Smart week.  Make sure to […]
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6.5: Complexification

Mar 1, 2017
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6: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not horsing around

Feb 28, 2017
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