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One of the biggest travesties of American culture is that people like Grace Hopper are not lionized on television. The best we've been able to do is the occasio
by ary 4y ago
One of the biggest travesties of American culture is that people like Grace Hopper are not lionized on television. The best we've been able to do is the occasional appearance of intellectuals on late night or premium channels. There was a time in the first few decades of American television that intellectuals, academics, writers, etc. were invited on to actually discuss ideas.
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- dmead 4y agoCase in point, all those Noam Chomsky interviews.
- colmvp 4y agoOn the other hand, they exist in other forms, like interviews or talks viewable on YouTube, or podcasts that can be re-listened to at any time.
- ary 4y agoSafely removed from broadcast television where there are many, many people who are not innately curious or able to fathom a different set of ideas. Exposure to different points of view are crucial to a well rounded mind and development of curiosity. Nothing is wrong with things being available on Youtube or podcasts. The point is that much (if not most of it) is only available there and broadcast TV sits at the bottom of an ocean of emotion that exerts such extreme pressure that free thought cannot occur.
- teepo 4y agoWell we do have the NVIDIA Grace Hopper Super Chip: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-grace-hopper-superchip-architecture-in-depth/ https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-grace-hopper-superc...
- anonu 4y agoMaybe that's where podcast shows have taken over... Guys like Lex Fridman and, dare I say, Joe Rogan help further the intellectual conversations of today.
- jterrys 4y agoYup, good old Dick Cavett Show. Even now I'll put up a re-run every once in a while
- euroderf 4y agoHe was de man. Spent my teens watching him on late night TV. What a positive influence! With all due respect to Johnny Carson, master of the art, Carson's show was pablum in comparison.