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What Will Humanoid Robots Actually Do? What Sci-Fi Predicts.
What will humanoid robots/androids actually do? I’m guessing they’re meant to be generalist machines, able to do anything we need. But I can’t imagine generalist machines would be that good at any specific task, and if they were, humanity might object. This is explored in a lot of great Sci-Fi stories, and there is a…
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Using real science to speculate about alien ecosystems.
Just some random thoughts about alien ecosystems Recently, I’ve noticed loads of documentaries and videos that use real-world science to make predictions about how alien plant and animal life would evolve on other planets and environments. I say ‘loads’, I’ve seen two: a Netflix documentary and a Kurzgesagt video. Admittedly, they’re not really ‘science’ documentaries,…
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An In-Universe Explanation for Retro Technology in Sci-Fi
In the Science Fiction movies and TV shows of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, there’s often a strange blend of futuristic equipment and non-futuristic aesthetics. They even have technology that’s outdated in our time. From Star Trek to Alien, future technology is bulky and obsolete; they don’t have graphical computers, and everything is controlled with…
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