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The showdown between Deep Blue and chess champ Gary Kasparov may be over, but people are still talking about the battle between man and machine. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll talk about the match, and whether a computer is really playing chess like a human, or just doing a lot of calculations. Plus, a bill that would revamp the U.S. patent system has passed in the House and may be up for a Senate vote soon. We'll talk about what changes could be in store for inventors and businesses.

Guests:
Murray Campbell
Research Scientist, Deep Blue Project
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, New York

Herb Wamsley
Executive Director
Intellectual Property Owners
Washington, D.C.

Beverly Selby
Executive Director
Alliance for American Innovation
Washington, D.C.

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