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Artificial Intelligence

By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.

Can computers be smarter than humans? The idea?s long been fodder for science-fiction, but ever since a computer beat the world chess champion, it seems closer to reality. Laura talks about the past, present and future of AI with Eugene Charniak, Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Brown University www.cs.brown.edu .

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UNH Receives $10 Million Gift

By Doug MacPherson on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.

The University of New Hampshire has received a donation that matches the largest gift the institution has ever received. A 1967 UNH graduate yesterday donated 10-million dollars to support its space science and developmental psychology programs. The money is seen as critical to the university?s long-term fundraising efforts. NHPR?s Doug MacPherson reports.

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North Country Perspectives

By John Walters on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.

John Harrigan lives far enough north that he can see Canada from his house. He's publisher of the Colebrook News and Sentinel and writes the "Woods, Water, and Wildlife" column for the New Hampshire Sunday News. He's a North Country native who loves his home turf, in spite of long winters and black flies. www.colebrooknewsandsentinel.com

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100th Anniversary of Radio

By Laura Colbert on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.

The first milestone in the history of radio will be celebrated tomorrow/today. NHPR producer Laura Colbert went to the U.S. National Marconi Museum in Bedford, NH and brought back this story.
Find out more at www.marconiusa.org

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Visiting Areas Added to Jail Plan

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.

With a crucial vote on renovations to the Merrimack County Jail approaching, officials appear to have reached a compromise on the design of visiting areas. Defense lawyers had complained the original floor plan would make it harder for them to represent their clients. NHPR?s Trish Anderton reports.

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