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Schedule for Tuesday August 23, 2016

Today on q: 'Syria Speaks,' Tom Vanderbilt and Ben Ratliff debate algorithms, comic Bonnie McFarlane.
Today on q: Tom Vanderbilt and Ben Ratliff debate algorithms, 'Syria Speaks,' comic Bonnie McFarlane. (CBC, Saqi Books, Comedy Central)

Today on q: (1) Can a book cause fear? A reader and the editor of the short story collection 'Syria Speaks' say yes. (2) q news: Gord Downie, township name change and plagarism game (3) Are algorithms helpful discovery tools? Or enemies of creative exploration? Tom Vanderbilt and Ben Ratliff debate. (4) Comic Bonnie McFarlane on her memoir, 'You're Better Than Me.'