Episode 25 - Digital Tears

"Does HAL cry digital tears?" That's the question this week, as well as the article by Rosalind W. Picard from the book "HAL's Legacy : 2001ʹs Computer As Dream And Reality" edited by David G. Stork.

How much can he feel? How real are those feelings? How real are our feelings, and what's the difference? It's a whirlwind of emotions, calculations and implications as Dave kills/deactivates/lobotomizes HAL.

Plus: the truth about the Bush Baby!

Featuring the voices of Douglas Trumbull, Lisa Joy, Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Camille Paglia, Keir Dullea, Dr. Larry Rabiner, Dr. Ron Brachman, and Analee Newitz.

HAL'S LEGACY: 2001's Computer as Dream and Reality, ed. David G. Stork.

James Cameron & Steven Spielberg Discuss "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Signet, 1968.

Making Of A Myth. d. Paul Joyce (1998). ACF Productions/Lucida Productions.

Deodato. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" - Prelude, CTI Records, 1973.