Teaching robots to smile, and the effects of a rare mandolin on a scientist’s career
Robots that can smile in synchrony with people, and what ends up in the letters section First on this week’s show, a robot that can predict your smile. Hod Lipson, a roboticist and professor at Columbia University, joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss how mirrors can help robots learn to make facial expressions and…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from Science Magazine Podcast
See all episodes →
29%Birds make decisions faster than we do, rewriting DNA’s history, and combining science and poetry
29%Cheese history, redating the Inca empire, and the source of the breath’s rhythm
28%A moon heist, lava fountains, and predicting doomsday
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.