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Professor Peyer ENG 101 Spare Parts: Understanding the Book

sources for the book Spare Parts by Joshua Davis

Interviews with Joshua Davis (the author)

High School Robotics Team Demonstrates Tough Road for Undocumented Immigrants
From Scientific America, 2014
True Story of the Kids Who Beat MIT's Best Robots, Coming Soon to Theaters
From Wired, 2014
These Four Undocumented Students Beat MIT's Robots. But Then What Happened?
From Splinter News (formerly Fusion), 2015

Other Writings by Joshua Davis

La Vida Robot (original article by Joshua Davis)
From Wired 2005
Why Trump Should Welcome Dreamers
From Wired, 2017

Interviews with the Writer Students & Teachers

The Real People Who Inspired the Film "Spare Parts"
9:25 audio interview from WBUR Boston's "Here and Now"
Joshua Davis: “Spare Parts..." (Author)
51:17 audio interview from WAMU's "Diane Rehm Show"
The True Story Behind ‘Spare Parts’
17:14 audio interview on "Science Friday"

Spare Parts (2015)

UnderWater Dreams (2014)