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I talk about going to Omaha, being cold, Celsius v Fahrenheit, my accent, Asians on TV, "racial comedy", and the NBA All-Star Weekend.

15 Feb 2016 - Omaha, Accent, Asians on TV, NBA All-Star Game

I talk to myself about opening for Bill Burr at Foxwoods, CT, meeting UFC fighter John Howard, Michael Bisping hijacking my taxi ride in Sydney, Katie Nolan's podcast, Steph Curry's core strength and what martial art or sport would you force your kids to train in? Send in answers or medical myth questions through my website.

28 Feb 2016 - open for Bill Burr, UFC fighters, Steph Curry core strength, force kids into sports

I talk to myself about Apple Store Geniuses who never know what they are talking about, meeting Comedy Cellar Heroes like Amy Schemer, Todd Barry and Louis CK, Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and old NBA legends dissing the Golden State Warriors. Send in answers or medical myth questions through my website.

8 Mar 2016 - Apple Store Idiots Again, Comedy Cellar Heroes, Trump, NBA legends dissing GSW

Computer programming is a general-purpose way of using computation. It can be instrumental (oriented toward a predefined end, as with the development of well-specified apps and Web services) or exploratory (used for artistic work and intellectual inquiry). Professor Nick Monfort’s emphasis in this talk, as in his own work, is on exploratory programming, that type of programming which can be used as part of a creative or scholarly methodology. He says a bit about his own work but uses much of the discussion to survey how many other poet/programmers, artist/programmers, and scholar/programmers are creating radical new work and uncovering new insights.

Nick Montfort is Professor of Digital Media at Comparative Media Studies/Writing. He develops computational poetry and art and has participated in dozens of literary and academic collaborations. Recent books include The Future and Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities (MIT Press) and several books of computational poetry: Hard West Turn, The Truelist, #!, the collaboration 2×6, and Autopia. He has worked to contribute to platform studies, critical code studies, and electronic literature.

MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing

Nick Montfort: "Poet/Programmers, Artist/Programmers, and Scholar/Programmers”

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