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Hello Brains On listeners, it is me, A. Robot. Have you ever thought to yourself?

I am a human and therefore have likes and dislikes. I, a human, like Brains On.

But there are not nearly enough robots on this audio program.

Have you thought that human? I bet you have. Well, we have a treat for your left inferior

prefrontal cortex. Today, the Brains On Audio program is featuring robots and not just any robots,

but robots recorded live on a stage at the Cambridge Science Festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Please enjoy. Hello, testing, testing, 0101. This is a joke. Why was the robot always angry?

Why? Because people kept pushing its buttons.

Mark, did you plan this? I have no idea what's going on there, Molly.

Hello, I am an entertaining robot programmed to entertain you. Here is another joke. What is a robot

favorite snack? What is a robot's favorite snack? Mixed nuts and bolts. I am so funny.

Did you hear the one about the robot who lived to be 100 years old? It was so old. It needed a

gearing aid. Don't forget to tip your computer servers. I am so funny.

Okay, Sandin, it's time to start the real show now. That is amazing. How do you know it's me?

You guys? I was such a good robot. I have no way that you could have guessed that.

Well, it's pretty easy with your joke styleings. They are pretty bad jokes. That's true.

Okay, I'll give you that. I love bad jokes, but I also love robots. I mean, they're so cool. They have

all these really neat parts. There's great technology behind them, and they just have these really

cool specific functions. People. Yeah, who doesn't love robots? I'm going to have to confess that

I'm not a super fan of all robots. I mean, they kind of creep me out. They are sort of human,

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