Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Will Wright

kaze369

Star Talk radio, a podcast done my astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and in a 2 part show he talks about video games and there effect on society. At the same time he play clips from his interview of Will Wright.
Part 2, I think will be up in another week and a half.

Advancing to the Next Level: The Science of Video Games (Part 1)


I personally love this podcast and I listen to it while at work. There are a bunch of topics that he covers and he talks about them from a scientist's perspective. Some episodes are more scientific then others.

Dduoas

I like this podcas, too. The episodes are quite good.

ericdigital

Awesome, thanks for sharing. I love both of these guys. Looking forward to listening!

Mark Dygert

Neil deGrasse Tyson has his own pod cast? YES!

Thanks for the link!

Jason Young

I'd like to see NdGT interview himself, possibly his future self.

Thanks for the link!

haba_haba

Great podcast and site, thanks for sharing.

kaze369

Advancing to the Next Level: The Science of Video Games (Part 2)

In Part 2 of The Science of Video Games, Neil and Will Wright discuss artificial intelligence, the Turing Test, IBM’s Watson and how Spore ascends in scale from a microscopic organism to a multi-player galaxy where everyone can encounter the life forms you create. Jeffrey Ryan explains the secret origin of Lara Croft to co-host Eugene Mirman and how fear is built into the mechanics of survival horror games like Resident Evil. You’ll also learn how the lines between the virtual and real world are blurring, from “Gold Farmers” in China who support online economies in World of Warcraft, to military drone pilots who grew up on video games, to soldiers in Iraq who return from patrol and play Counter-Strike on Xbox in their tents.