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Cop A Feelie

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jrenstro

In Brave New World, there’s all kinds of fun to be had. There’s Centrifugal Bumble Puppy, rudimentary sexual games for the young ones in school, and, of course, there’s the feelies. The feelies aren’t exactly virtual reality—based on Huxley’s descriptions, … Continue reading →

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Bugging Out

Posted on February 21, 2013 by jrenstro

In Guillermo Del Toro’s movie Cronos, an ancient device embodied in a scarab restores youth and vigor to the aged antique dealer who finds it. It also creates a taste for blood; near the end of the movie, the now … Continue reading →

Posted in Could this Happen? | Tagged afghanistan, boston dynamics, cronos, cybee, cyborg, DARPA, del toro, DNA, ender's game, ethics, flight of the bumblebee, insects, land mines, mike libby, mind control, moth, nature, orphan black, orson scott card, remote controlled beetle, remote controlled cockroach, robert heinlein, robot insects, sand flea, science, sentience, slate, spying, starship troopers, stem cells, surveillance, technology, war zones | Comments Off

Now You See Me…Now You Don’t

Posted on August 31, 2011 by jrenstro

If you could have one super power, what would it be? For me, teleportation is the clear winner. Flying, communicating with animals, and producing cheese from my fingertips would also be awesome. Every time I ask this question to friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Could this Happen? | Tagged cloak, cloaking, cloaking device, D&D, device, disappear, dungeon and dragons, harry potter, hide, invisible, metamaterials, star trek, star wars, technology | 2 Comments

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