Centuries before technology made self-moving devices possible, Greek mythology was exploring ideas about formulating artificial life—and grappling with still-unresolved ethical concerns about biotechne, “life through craft.” In her newest book, Gods and Robots, classicist and science historian Adrienne Mayor reveals how some of today’s most advanced innovations in robotics and AI were foreshadowed in ancient myth—and how science has always been driven by imagination. Join Mayor as she unearths the fascinating untold story of the ways the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life—and even invented real automated machines.

This program was recorded on November 3, 2018.

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