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NPR icon Book News: J.K. Rowling Tells 'Harry Potter' Backstories

by Annalisa Quinn
Quidditch was invented "in a small hotel in Manchester after a row with my then boyfriend," writes the Harry Potter creator. Other book news: Ireland puts an entire short story on a postage stamp; Daniel Handler on Midwestern literature; and the best books coming out this week.

NPR icon If Your Shrink Is A Bot, How Do You Respond?

by Alix Spiegel
A computer-simulated woman named Ellie is designed to talk to people who are struggling emotionally and take their measure — 30 times per second. Researchers hope their technology, which reads a person's body language and inflections, will yield diagnostic clues for clinical therapists.

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