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Monthly Archives: January 2015
I, Snowbot
In science fiction, robots perform all kinds of tasks. Sometimes they dictate the fate of humanity, such as in Isaac Asimov’s “Reason,” in which Q-T, a robot with impressive and frustrating existential curiosity, keeps an energy beam steady during an … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Holographic System Will Project More Than Princess Leia
When I first watched R2D2 beam a hologram of a distraught Princess Leia onto a tabletop, I was more interested in how I could get my hands on that technology than I was about her problem (don’t judge—I was little … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, technology, virtual reality
Tagged holodeck, holograms, hololens, microsoft, star trek, star wars, virtual reality
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The Apes Shall Inherit The Earth (Or At Least A Little Piece)
One of the reasons Planet of the Apes resonates so deeply with viewers is the plausibility of its premise. Have you ever seen monkeys up close? Their profound intelligence is clear, and there’s no question we evolved from them. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, apes, buenos aires zoo, monkeys, orangutan, PETA, planet of the apes, sentience
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Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
British neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote Awakenings in 1973, detailing his experiences giving a drug called L-Dopa (Levodopa, now commonly used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s by increasing the brain’s supply of dopamine) to catatonic patients. The book was later … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, medicine
Tagged awakenings, catatonia, consciousness, l-dopa, midazolam, oliver sacks, vegetative state
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Am I Only Dreaming?
Ever since I first saw Nightmare on Elm Street as a kid (and watched Johnny Depp get blended by his bed and splattered on the ceiling), I’ve been fascinated and a little scared by dreams. If you die in your … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, dreaming
Tagged inception, lucid dreaming, matrix, sleep, waking life
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Back To The Future Part II: How Far Off Are We?
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. Except we do. But flying cars do exist, such as the Terrafugia and the AeroMobil, aircraft-car hybrids that can fly, and then fold in their wings and drive around. There’s also the Florida-based … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, cinematic reality, dehydrated pizza, hoverboard, power lace sneakers, terrafugia, virtual reality
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