October 9, 2023
In The Student: A Short History, Michael S. Roth narrates a vivid and dynamic history of students, exploring some of the principal models for learning that have developed in very… READ MORE
July 10, 2023
Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim and Jennifer Redmann— Our AI world poses renewed challenges for educators. How do we address AI-supported learning conditions that disincentivize “hard” work in favor of a potentially “easy”… READ MORE
August 12, 2021
Joseph Turow— Public attention to the voice industry has centered primarily on smart speakers. Dubbed “voice first” devices by marketers, these are cylinders (or more recently other shapes) that sometimes… READ MORE
December 6, 2019
Michael D. Mauk— Artificial minds are all the rage in books and movies. The popularity of characters such as Commander Data of Star Trek Next Generation reveals how much we… READ MORE
April 9, 2019
Annelise Finegan Wasmoen— Across interviews and essays, the experimental writer Can Xue characterizes her fiction in two ways that speak to what are also questions about translation: as, at once,… READ MORE
July 29, 2015
Jerry Kaplan, author of Humans Need Not Apply, says the robots are coming, but whether they will be working on behalf of society or a small cadre of the super-rich… READ MORE
Ep. 134—The Therapeutic Benefits of Reading Greek Tragedy
