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Robots Make Rock Music With 22 Arms And 78 Fingers
Welcome to the jungle. We’ve got fun and games, like Robot Charades and airings of Jeopardy with IBM’s Watson on …
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Almost Human: Can We Talk About This Show’s Amazing Music For A Second?
Another reason to love Almost Human.
Guy Hoffman’s TED Talk Tackles The Task Of Making Robots Seem More Human
Even though it’s in the title of this TED Talk, “souls” is a bit misleading. What roboticist, musician, and actor …
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Want Perfect Pitch? Try Popping A Pill
Singing is not my forte. I love to do it when I’m speeding down the road, windows down, with no …
Wireless MP3 Player Earbuds Controlled With Your Teeth
I used to be one of those people that said, “I’m perfectly happy wearing these earphones that cover my entire …
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Robot Musicians Perform in Brooklyn, Threatening Local Hipster Population
Move over, hipsters. Your ranks are about to be infiltrated. And all those girls you get playing the guitar? You’re …
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Philip K. Dick’s Favorite Writing Music Gets A Playlist
All writers I know—and all artists, I presume—have their to-go inspirational writing music. I have countless playlists in iTunes for …
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Wikipedia Updates Translated Into Ambient Music
I always tell my writing students not to use Wikipedia — or, at least, not to use it as anything …
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An Astronaut And A Barenaked Lady Perform Space/Earth Duet
Astronaut Chris Hadfield has to be one of the most savvy guys out there, and considering he’s on the International …
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Ghostbusters And Doctor Who Themes Played On Floppy Disk Drives
While I’m not a YouTube fan, at least in comparison to the rabid way some people have thrived on it, …
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The Downton Files: A Musical Mash-up
There aren’t really many areas of overlap between British period drama Downton Abbey and Chris Carter’s The X-Files. Downton Abbey …
