“There’s no reason why the simple shape of stories can’t be fed into computers, they have beautiful shapes.” — Kurt Vonnegut
This video is an except of a longer talk. The full transcript of this can be found in A Man Without a Country, Vonnegut’s 2005 essay collection.
Related post: The Shapes of Stories Infographic
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