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The Nose Falls in Love With Its Operating System

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Joaquin Phoenix in the Spike Jonze film, "Her."

The Nose panel went to the movies this week to see the critically-acclaimed Spike Jonze film, "Her," about a future world in which it's not unusual for a man to fall in love with his artificially-intelligent operating system. 

A good movie can tell us a lot about ourselves, our fears, how we view the world, and our place in it. Spike Jonze takes us past the question of how we feel about technology, to a solitary place, where we need to face how we feel about our relationships with other humans. Is it preferable to live with the painful messiness of human relationships and the loss and loneliness that go with them? Or the cleaner, neater, and curated relationships with technology that simultaneously erase and erect the boundaries that separate us?

What else will spark our panel's interest remains to be seen: glamorization of e-cigarettes; the Kellers; Lisa Adams and journalistic integrity; the audio of Adam Lanza. 

As always, please leave your comments below, email us at colin@wnpr.org, or tweet us @wnprcolin.

GUESTS:

  • James Hanley is the co-founder of Cinestudio at Trinity College.
  • Jim Chapdelaine is a producer, award-winning composer, and recording engineer.
  • Carolyn Paine is an actor, dancer, and Director of CONNetic Dance.

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Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public.
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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