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Brooks, Rodney. “The Relationship between Matter and Life.”
Nature 409 (January 18, 2001): 409–411. Available online. URL:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/nature.pdf.
Both living things and computational machines are ultimately built
from nonliving matter. Brooks explores the possible reasons why
living things behave differently from computers and robots.
O’Connell, Sanjida. “Cog—Is It More Than a Machine?” London
Times, May 6, 2002, p. 10.
Describes encounters with Cog and discusses Brooks’s projects and
thoughts about the future evolution and uses of robots.
Sebastian, Tim. “Robot Risk ‘Is Worth It.’ ” BBC News Hardtalk,
August 19, 2002. Available online. URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/programmes/hardtalk/2202825.stm. Accessed on September 1,
2005.
Transcript of radio interview with Rodney Brooks, who discusses the
imperative to explore human nature through robots, the possible risks,
and the question of whether robots can actually feel emotions.

Web Site
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
URL: http://www.csail.mit.edu. Accessed on October 3, 2005.
Founded in 2003 and directed by Rodney Brooks, this is an interdis-
ciplinary laboratory drawing from computer and cognitive science,
bioengineering, and other disciplines.