Culturebot, always a big fan of human/robot interaction, was pleased to get this announcement about a very interesting panel discussion:

Art/Sci Collision: Of Human-Robot Bondage
panel discussion moderated by Sherry Turkle
at the  American Museum of Natural History

           *Wednesday, April 18, 2007
*Kaufmann Theater, first floor
*$15 ($13.50 Members, students, senior citizens)
*7:00 p.m.

How does the emerging reality of human-machine relationships affect our understanding of ourselves? This panel, moderated by Sherry Turkle, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, will consider this question and the role of art in articulating issues around it. Panelists Aaron Edsinger and Lijin Aryananda, MIT researchers, and artist Pia Lindman will discuss their collaboration.

Following the presentation, Sherry Turkle will sign copies of her new book, Evocative Objects, as well as earlier titles, Life on the Screen, and the 20th anniversary edition of The Second Self.

This program is made possible, in part, by the Allaire Family and Ruth A. Unterberg.

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024

for tickets please call 212.769.5200 or purchase online at www.amnh.org/programs