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Robot or Not? The Incomparable
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 117 Ratings
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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore.
Have a question for John? Email robot@theincomparable.com.
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Tea
Is “truffle mushroom tea” just a soup? Did a fancy New York restaurant play a trick on Listener David and his wife? And what is tea, really?...
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Hawaiian Shirts
Are Hawaiian shirts just fun to wear, or are they cultural appropriation?...
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Airport Wheelchair
Listener Erik sent us this video of self-navigating wheelchairs in the Miami Airport. Does the Roomba Rule apply?...
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Vending Machine
Friend of the show Frank is seeking to delineate when something is a “vending machine” and when it’s just a machine that vends....
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El Camino
Thanks to Friend of the Show Casey, we’re talking about weird cars and car classes again....
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Autonomous Excavator
Listener Ivan sent in a link to an autonomous excavator that assembled a six-foot wall out of rocks. Is it the Roomba of construction materials?!...
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Top of my playlist
I always listen to this show first. Short and fun, well worth going through the whole series.
Love it
Sweet and short! Keep it up