Senior Fellow, Director of Podcasting at @DiscoveryInst1; Writing in @nypost, @chicagotribune, @realdailywire, and elsewhere. Host of @idthefuture.
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In the @nypost, MIT psychologist Dr. @STurkle tells me why children and adolescents are especially vulnerable to a chatbot's ability to get personal, and how parents are the first line of defense. Link in comments. @NYPostOpinion #chatbot
What happens when we start treating machines like friends or lovers? I sat down with MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle to discuss her pioneering research answering this question. Watch our full conversation: youtu.be/jOQrSxy0CGs #AI #chatbot @DiscoveryInst1
AI chatbots have their uses, but if we make them our friends, lovers, or therapists, says @STurkle, we risk becoming "de-skilled" in our people relationships. Turkle and I discuss her new book Artificial Intimacy. Link in comments. @littlebrown @medialab @discoverycnai
LIVE: My interview with MIT psychologist Dr. Sherry Turkle about the dangers of chatbots is now premiering live on YouTube. Tune in! Link in comments. #chatbot
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Chatbots don't care about our well-being because they can't. Psychologist and MIT professor Dr. Sherry Turkle explains why in this brief clip. Look out for our full conversation, out next week. @DiscoveryInst1 @discoverycnai @littlebrown #chatbot
They can help us with a number of tasks, but chatbots have no stake in our social world, says psychologist and MIT professor Sherry Turkle. This week, I’m excited to share an excerpt from Turkle’s latest book Artificial Intimacy. Free read link in comments. @DiscoveryInst1 #AI
Here's a family whose life together is mediated by a smart screen. But we don't need another device in our homes. We need to pay more attention to each other.
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Dawkins wrote a response in the same newspaper that largely avoided the science, and even refused to address Meyer by name.
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I Helped Build NASA's Latest Space Telescope. Here's What It Will Do. with Bijan Nemati idthefuture.com/2276/
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Physicist Bijan Nemati talks to host @AMcDiarmid about his work on the new NASA space telescope and how an intelligent design perspective can enhance scientific inquiry. Watch Part 1 at the link below! @DiscoveryCSC @StephenCMeyer #intelligentdesign
I like talking with Dr. Hedin about what physics can tell us about meaning and purpose in the universe. Try this segment on for size.
Materialism fails to describe the world we experience. Physicist Dr. Eric Hedin explains why in the second half of a recent conversation with host @AMcDiarmid. Link in comments. @DiscoveryCSC @TSOEfilm
Knee-deep in the daily grind, weighed down with challenges and distractions galore, it can be hard to remember the grandeur of life. Here’s how paying attention to life’s little wonders can fuel imagination and creativity. Link in comments.
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What's the state of the debate over intelligent design and evolution in the UK today? And why is natural theology a tradition that deserves new life in the 21st century? Dr. Alistair McKitterick explains in a new interview. Link in comments. @AMcDiarmid @DiscoveryCSC
