Remembering Martha Graham As Her Work Was

“Especially in the years following the choreographer’s death in 1991, the fires set during the 65 years Graham headed her company have largely faded to embers. The diminution of Graham’s once-forceful presence in modern dance, at its peak during her heyday as performer and creator in the 1930s and ’40s, has come from a combination of factors.”

When Machines Are Smarter Than Humans

“Artificial intelligence is already used to automate and replace some human functions with computer-driven machines. These machines can see and hear, respond to questions, learn, draw inferences and solve problems. But for the Singulatarians, A.I. refers to machines that will be both self-aware and superhuman in their intelligence, and capable of designing better computers and robots faster than humans can today.”