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We hear a mashup featuring the work of hiphop musician DJ Spooky and musician Gregg Gillis, who goes by the stage name "Girl Talk." Also, Lawrence Lessig is one of the founders of Creative Commons and the author of "Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy." He tells Steve Paulson that our current copyright law is far too restrictive and stifles creativity.
Video game designer Jason Rohrer tells Anne Strainchamps about his game "Passage," which is about mortality, not just an adrenalin rush.
Sherry Turkle is the author of the classic "The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit" and she's the founder and Director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. She talks with Jim Fleming about the ways in which we are already developing relationships with personal robotic devices from cellphones and iPods to toys like the Furby and My Real Baby.
James Hughes is a sociologist, an ordained Buddhist monk, and Executive Director of the World Transhumanist Association. His book is "Citizen Cyborg." Hughes tells Steve Paulson that he looks forward to the day when we figure out how to merge our human flesh with our computer technology.
To the Best of Our Knowledge is an audio magazine of ideas - two hours of smart, entertaining radio for people with curious minds.
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