Tue, Jan 7, 1997
Two-part special on Noel Earley, a terminally ill man with Lou Gherig's Disease who was determined to find a doctor to help him end his life. This documentary project began before the issue of doctor-assisted suicide hit the headlines, but it coincidentally concluded just as the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear a landmark case on the matter.
Thu, Mar 13, 1997
Today is the date HAL 2000, the computer on Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001," said was his birthday. But how close are we really to a future where machines can think? ABC News technology correspondent talks to chess champion Garry Kasparov, MIT robotics professor Rodney Brooks, philosophers Colin McGinn and Daniel Dennett, and engineers from various think tanks to find out. (1997)