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Every summer, Intel brings in droves of interns from schools and universities all over the world. This summer, Jimmy the Robot got one of his own. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/YTDVIzu4oa4 is an audio podcast in which author Brian David Johnson expands on his column, speaking with Julie Hubschman about how she spent the summer with Jimmy the Robot, a walking, talking, tweeting science fiction prototype.