To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Cyborgs, Computers & the Soul
- Series
- To The Best Of Our Knowledge
- Episode
- Cyborgs, Computers & the Soul
- Producing Organization
- Wisconsin Public Radio
- Contributing Organization
- Wisconsin Public Radio (Madison, Wisconsin)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-f407b48836e
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Life’s a sim and then you’re deleted. We always thought the computers would get us one day. Maybe they already have. According to one philosopher, odds are we’re already living the Matrix as mere programs in a computer simulation. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, the rise of the machine, from Thomas Edison’s obsession with a mechanical doll to cyborg citizens. Also, why the computer age is robbing us of virtue.
- Episode Description
- This record is part of the Science and Technology section of the To The Best of Our Knowledge special collection.
- Episode Description
- This record is part of the Spirituality section of the To The Best of Our Knowledge special collection.
- Episode Description
- This record is part of the Philosophy section of the To The Best of Our Knowledge special collection.
- Series Description
- ”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share. Each hour has a theme that is explored over the course of the hour, primarily through interviews, although the show also airs commentaries, performance pieces, and occasional reporter pieces. Topics vary widely, from contemporary politics, science, and "big ideas", to pop culture themes such as "Nerds" or "Apocalyptic Fiction".
- Created Date
- 2003-10-26
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Sound
- Duration
- 00:53:02.420
- Credits
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Producing Organization: Wisconsin Public Radio
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Wisconsin Public Radio
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- Citations
- Chicago: “To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Cyborgs, Computers & the Soul,” 2003-10-26, Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 23, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f407b48836e.
- MLA: “To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Cyborgs, Computers & the Soul.” 2003-10-26. Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 23, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f407b48836e>.
- APA: To The Best Of Our Knowledge; Cyborgs, Computers & the Soul. Boston, MA: Wisconsin Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f407b48836e