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Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49:07 -0700
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved.
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Space realities keep pace with science fiction
Mon, 21 May 2012 15:01:12 -0700
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved.
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How Filmmakers Al and Al Tackled the Story of Alan Turing for The Creator
Fri, 18 May 2012 03:03:47 -0700
Al and Al tackle the story of the English computer scientist after realizing they are in love with their computers. The filmmakers talk about their upcoming movie, The Creator , and Turing's lasting impact on culture.
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What if Facebook is really worth $100 billion?
Mon, 21 May 2012 01:19:56 -0700
"What if Internet stocks aren't a bubble?" [1] was the title of my inaugural essay in January 2000, with the observation that an economy based on downloading pop music and porn was a possible future state of the world.
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MIT Media Lab Hosts The Future
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:34:35 -0700
This week, MIT Media Lab researchers and minds from around the world got together to discuss artificial implantable memories, computers that understand emotion... and Microsoft-funded robotic teddy bears. Will the next Guitar Hero soon be discovered? Wandering the halls of the MIT Media Lab is the closest imaginable thing to a sneak peek of the future. The Media Lab, a think tank/experimental ...
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Cars of the future will be computers on wheels
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:04:59 -0700
A handful of people have seen the car of the near-future, and it looks suspiciously like a lunar land rover. Or a plane. Or a driverless vehicle. Take your choice.
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Bacterial magnets and the bio-computer era
Wed, 16 May 2012 01:05:15 -0700
MUMBAI - Scientists are working to have some of the world's smallest creatures carry the growing mountain-loads of information worldwide - the next generation of information technology and medical devices based on bacteria, biology and billions of years of evolution.
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