First hour: Journalist David Brown on his journey to the "Doomsday Glacier"
Second hour: Artists discuss the Lensa AI app and the future of art
Journalist and author David Brown joined a team of scientists for an expedition to the "Doomsday Glacier." In Antarctica, this particular glacier is viewed as critical for preserving a state of environmental balance. If climate change causes it to melt, the impact on sea levels will be enormous. So Brown and the team traveled on an ice breaker, spending weeks in the cold in an effort to get sensors under the glacier to measure signs of melt and change. He joins us to talk about their dangerous and remarkable scientific expedition. Our guest:
- David Brown, contributor to the New Yorker, and the author of the book, "The Mission"
Then in our second hour, a new app that creates digital portraits is generating buzz among artists. Lensa AI produces artistic profile pictures using images uploaded by account holders. The artificial intelligence has raised concerns about privacy and ethics. The process has also led to questions about how technology and art intersect, and what that means for artists and the future of art. This hour, we're joined by artists who share their take. Our guests:
- Magnus Champlin, Rochester creative
- Allison Roberts, visual artist
- Ya'qub Shabazz, owner of Sankofa Studios, and founding member of the 9th Floor Artists Collective
