In this episode we talk about evolutionary robotics. Evolutionary robotics is a new approach to artificial intelligence. Standard artificial intelligence designs solutions for small problems, such as playing chess games. The problem with robots designed in this way is that they will not be able to live a human-like life, solving many problems simultaneously. This is where evolutionary robotics comes in: it lets evolution design robots that are perfectly adapted to a certain environment. For this reason, evolutionary robotics can produce robots for applications where standard robotics is not able to find solutions. Think of robots for seabed mining, robots keeping an eye out in rainforests and robots cleaning old nuclear power plants. Follow us on our journey this episode to discover how evolution can be implemented in robots. Explore the implications of evolutionary robots, because if evolution created life, do we create artificial life with artificial evolution? On the way, enjoy songs such as Seu Jorge’s “Life on Mars” (yes, a cover of David Bowie!) while we explore the options of a robot evolution on Mars.

— Tracklist —
1. Caribou - Dundas, Ontario
2. I Robot - The Alan Parsons Project
3. Shinichiro Yokota - Right Here! Right Now!
4. Die Roboter - Kraftwerk
5. Daniel Grau - Robot Mágico (Daniel Wang Remix)
6. Whodamanny - Dancing Ritual
7. Seu Jorge - Life On Mars?
8. Sign Libra - Intro / Tropical Plantarum
9. Larry Heard - Evolution Of Mind
10. Harvey Sutherand - New Paradise
11. Louie Vega - Elements Of Life
12. Sono - Keep Control (ARTBAT Remix)

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What seems to be, need not be; What be, had to be; For what was, is only because of an adopted source of things. Some chosen source as was, need not be the only pattern to build a world on.” — Sun Ra




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2025 
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26/09 geen actieve herinnering @ operator
08/08 oberhaum 
02/08 club raum x pamela 
02/08 pride special @ chenin chenin
01/08 pride dyke bar @ bar theo 
31/07 epiphany records @ radio hinter 
27/07 ruis @ garage noord
27/06 parish @ pip
26/06 bar theo 
14/06 pornceptual @ parallel (ambient set)
28/05 dessert x misuse creatives @ noordspace
23/05 future intel x fiber festival
09/05 future intel 
08/05 html @ garage noord
06/04 grounded day & night festival @ kabul á gogo
28/03 dansdagen @ schuur
25/03 chevere radio
28/02 unlikely animal friends w/ tember @ radio tnp
26/01 b2b dj oomph @ tilla tec 
10/01 fiber x the rest is noise @ muziekgebouw 
01/01 onwards @ club raum

2024
12/12 antikunst w/ job sifre @ echobox
04/12 copy copy w/ annebel @ operator
24/11 midland... isburning @ benelux 
09/11 polychrome radio @ echobox radio
01/11 INC_Fest_final.final.final @ ot301
19/10 pos weekender x issue x folder fm
21/09 canvas
20/09 club raum
02/08 b2b dj oomph | pamela pride @ waterkant
27/07 b2b smother | los angles @ garage noord
19/07 b2b dj shahmaran | his dark elements @ tilla tec
29/06 stereolube @ de fik garden
23/06 b2b ssspacer | b:3tter irl @ post-office
27/04 club raum
20/04 fiber festival pre-event @ bar theo 
19/04 b2b power switch | expanded publishing fest #2 - space-in / space-out ot301
19/04 i’ll be your friend @ radio tnp 
13/04 openingsweekend @ tilla tec
12/04 body @ radion (ambient set)
16/03 8xs @ ruigoord
17/02 chevere @ contact
03/02 echobox
02/02 pamela
19/01 vrije geest @ ot301
12/01 b2b power switch | expanded publishing fest #1 @ ot301

2023
25/10 physical therapy @ poing
20/10 relate radio
30/06 from sauna with love @ maxi radio
23/06 studio k
19/05 saturnalias @ de sering
13/05 b2b baby ganoush @ cafe40
07/05 issue x pam wide open @ pamela 
21/03 rararadio
10/03 b2b power switch | noises from the in-between @ ot301 
04/03 b2b annebel | sound sessions @ cafe ds
26/02 b2b annebel | swapcult @ de sering

2022
02/12 b3b baby ganoush, snufkin @ badhuis oedipus 
24/11 stuck on the platform @ ot301

Talk That Science is an Amsterdam-based science show by a group of science and music enthusiasts.  We play the nicest tunes while talking about the coolest research!

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