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The Brain Machine
We can construct a model of the human brain; will we some day be able to simulate its functioning? This program covers the history of research into artificial intelligence from the 1960s forward, from the performance of calculations to the simulation...(more details) |
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Simulated Intelligence
There are those who believe that true intelligence cannot exist without consciousness. The question therefore becomes whether consciousness can be artificially created. Steven Rose, the British neurologist, philosopher Sydney Denett, Rodney Brooks of...(more details) |
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Matter and the Universe
How do we see immense objects at immense distances? What are the empirical bases for theories of the Big Bang and the origin of matter? This program shows how radio telescopes and observatories provide complementary images of celestial objects, shows...(more details) |
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Between Order and Disorder
This program offers an exploration of the various more or less organized states of matter. It seeks to define matter (John Bell, Roger Penrose, and Allan Guth offer their views) and the various states of matter: crystals, superconductors, superfluid...(more details) |
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The Origin of Life
What is the definition of life? What characteristics must a structure possess to be said to be living? These questions are the focus of this program. The world's leading evolutionists describe the origins of life and the preconditions necessary for l...(more details) |
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