2011-10-09 - Spark 158 – White-collar Robots, Solar Catastrophes, and the Steam Computer

Summary: Jason Kottke and Chris Wilson on Robottke, Ted Striphas on the algorithmization of culture, Marjorie Skubic on sensors and the elderly, Farhad Manjoo on robots replacing humans in high skill professions, Sonya Buyting on solar storms and digital destructi