Minimizing the edit distance from last week's show, Chris Smowton joins us to talk about androids, AI, the uncanny valley, and tiny fire extinguishing robots.

• Cory Doctorow's I, Robot
• Cory Doctorow: A Prose By Any Other Name
• Dr Kathleen Richardson
• New York Times article quoting Dr Richardson
• Big Dog
• Zima Blue and Other Stories

Tracklist * Stars – Sad Robot * Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1 * Kael Alden (Robot Repair) – Where You Belong

Robot Guarding the Rubber Band Ball by The Adventures of Kristin & Adam

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