Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
The Intimate Machine (#1303)
They're called personal computers, but human interactions with them are utterly impersonal, via keyboard and mouse. Alan Alda gets to communicate with computers that know who he is, where he is, what he' s doing and even how he's feeling. The ultimate such computer -actually a cute and cuddly robot - is being developed in a unique collaboration between Hollywood and MIT.
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Scientific American Frontiers | Chimp Minds | PBS (#1504)
Full Program: A visit with an engaging if unruly bunch of cousins that we formally broke up with about 6 or 7 million years ago. 26:22
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Program Description: Alan Alda brings his unique blend of curiosity and humor to the exploration of the latest trends in science, medicine, technology and the environment.
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Past Episodes
These episodes of Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Coming to America (#1406)
- The Dark Side of the Universe (#1405)
- Hot Times In Alaska (#1404)
- Future Car (#1403)
- Don't Forget (#1402)
- Losing It (#1401)
- Robot Pals (#1510)
- Cybersenses (#1509)
- Worried Sick (#1310)
- The Secret Canyon (#1508)
- Hidden Motives (#1507)
- You Can Make It On Your Own (#1309)
- Chimp Minds (#1504)
- Going Deep (#1503)
- Hydrogen Hopes (#1506)
- Hot Planet - Cold Comfort (#1505)
- Surgical Slimmers (#1501)
- Calls of the Wild (#1308)
- Cars That Think (#1502)
- The Wonder Pill (#1307)
- Deep Crisis (#1306)
- Mysteries of the Deep (#1305)
- Forever Wild? (#1304)
- The Intimate Machine (#1303)
- Make Up Your Mind (#1302)
- Unearthing Secret America (#1301)
