On today’s show, we’ll talk about a new microchip from Qualcomm that’s “low end”; the use of automated and computerized systems to fight storm surge and other forms of flooding; and Google’s “Magenta,” a project that aims to see if machines are capable of creating art.

On today’s show, we’ll talk about a new microchip from Qualcomm that’s “low end”; the use of automated and computerized systems to fight storm surge and other forms of flooding; and Google’s “Magenta,” a project that aims to see if machines are capable of creating art.