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An encounter on his commuter train led to 20 years of research that changed his life for the better. You too can be friendlier, kinder, more...

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Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd look ahead to season 34. Episodes include one of Alan’s favorite topics – humor, and its power to c...

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For over 20 years he has been a relentless critic of the extravagant claims made for the current generation of AI based on Large Language Mo...