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“Playground” (W.W. Norton), the latest novel by Richard Powers (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Overstory”), explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. Its multi-track story concerns a computer genius looking back at his life; an oceanographer recounting her love for sea creatures; and the residents of a tiny South Pacific island who’ve been offered a fortune by a shadowy group of […]
Book excerpt: "Playground" by Richard Powers – CBS News
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