If you could drive a car that ran for 100 years without ever refueling, would you do it? Some might say that such a car belongs only in the realm of science fiction. But in fact, the technology is real and a concept car has already been developed.
Space Junk
Humans are natural travelers. We evolved into modern humans almost 200,000 years ago. In the last 50,000 years we have traveled across the earth and now live almost everywhere except for Antarctica. If environmental problems on earth continue to increase, one day we may need to find a new home in space. Image by: NASA
This Drone Could Save Your Life
In the 1984 movie, The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, artificially intelligent machines take over the earth in 2029 and attempt to exterminate the human race. And while that was originally a science fiction fantasy, the fact is that robotics technology has advanced tremendously over the past 30 years since that movie was made.
The Industrialized Chicken
Chicken. Have you eaten it recently? Some people love it, myself included. I like eating it fried, grilled, BBQed, or even roasted straight out of the rotisserie oven. It tastes good and it’s pretty cheap, too, as far as meats go. And most people would agree that it’s delicious, but have you ever thought about how it could be so cheap? Well, just like the shoes you are wearing or the computer you are using, it was mass produced.
Becoming An Avatar
What if, instead of just dying along with your body, you could make a choice? What if you could have a new body that could last hundreds of years? And what if you could have a digital body that could last as long as you wanted? Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? Well, if one man has his way, such fiction could soon be a reality.
Game Changer
A game changer is an expression that describes an idea so different and original that the system or “game” cannot continue in the same way. Copernicus’s idea was a complete game changer that changed the way we see the world.
Your Life in Numbers
Do you know how much sleep you had last night? Do you know if you had any dreams? What about how long you dreamt? I don’t, but there are a growing number of people who do.
Grammar of Happiness
The Piraha are a small tribe of about 400 people that live in the Amazon. Unlike every other human language, Piraha doesn’t have words for abstract ideas. They only talk about what they directly experience or what people they know have directly experienced.
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