Law professor James Boyle, author of "The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood," explains why he thinks intelligent machines will eventually be considered persons. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-science/support

TrueMedia.org founder Oren Etzioni and Annalee Newitz, author of "Stories Are Weapons," discuss the escalating arms race between the purveyors of political disinformation and those who are trying to defend against it. --- Support this podcast:...

Allan Kaster, the editor of "The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories," traces the connections between science fiction and real-world science. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-science/support