The Human Spark

人类的火花

• 批准号: 0515489
• 负责人: William Grant
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Educational Broadcasting Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0515489&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Human; Spark

WNET is producing "The Human Spark," a multimedia project that includes a four-part television series (4 x 60 min) for national primetime broadcast on PBS, innovative outreach partnerships with museums, an extensive Web site and outreach activities, including a Spanish-language version and companion book. Hosted by Alan Alda, "The Human Spark" will explore the intriguing questions: What makes us human? Can the human spark be found in the differences between us and our closest genetic relative -- the great apes? Is there some place or process unique to the human brain where the human spark resides? And if we can identify it, could we transfer it to machines? The programs will explore these questions through presenting cutting-edge research in a number of scientific disciplines including evolution, genetics, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral science, anthropology, linguistics, AI, robotics and computing. The series will highlight opposing views within each field, and the interdisciplinary nature of science, including its intersection with the humanities. The series will develop a new innovative format, the "muse concept", which involves pairing the host with a different scientific expert throughout each program.The outreach plan is being developed with a consortium of four leading science museums, American Museum of Natural History in New York, Museum of Science in Boston, The Exploratorium in San Francisco, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, paired with their respective local public television stations. An additional six museums and local broadcasters will be chosen through an RFP process to develop local initiatives around the series. Multimedia Research and Leflein Associates will conduct formative as well as summative evaluations of the series and web

妇女网络正在制作“人类的火花”，这是一个多媒体项目，包括在公共广播公司全国黄金时间播放的四集电视系列片（4x 60分钟）、与博物馆建立的创新性外联伙伴关系、一个广泛的网站和外联活动，包括一个西班牙文版本和配套书籍。 由艾伦·阿尔达主持的《人类的火花》将探讨有趣的问题：是什么让我们成为人类？ 人类的火花能在我们和我们最近的遗传亲戚--类人猿之间的差异中找到吗？ 人类的火花是否存在于人类大脑的某个独特的地方或过程中？ 如果我们能识别它，我们能把它转移到机器上吗？ 这些项目将通过展示包括进化、遗传学、认知神经科学、行为科学、人类学、语言学、人工智能、机器人和计算在内的多个科学学科的前沿研究来探索这些问题。 该系列将突出每个领域内的对立观点，以及科学的跨学科性质，包括其与人文学科的交叉。 该系列将开发一种新的创新形式，即“缪斯概念”，即在每个节目中将主持人与不同的科学专家配对。外展计划正在与四家领先的科学博物馆联合开发，这四家博物馆是纽约的美国自然历史博物馆，波士顿的科学博物馆，旧金山弗朗西斯科的探索博物馆和沃斯堡科学和历史博物馆，与各自的地方公共电视台配对。另外六家博物馆和当地广播公司将通过RFP程序进行选择，以围绕该系列开展当地活动。多媒体研究和Leflein协会将进行形成性以及总结性的系列和网络评估