| All My CircuitsAlong the lines of the current discussions on emotional attachment to robots. |
| The Death of Actors and ModelsReal people can be digitized in form and in voice and non-existant people can be conjured from thin air. The stored data can be changed and controlled. Do we need actors anymore? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt can be created digitally...why are humans making so much money off of looks? |
| Having a Deaf Child - On PurposeWe think of technology as improving and enhancing our abilities. Here's a story where parents want to purposely remove abilities from their IVF child. |
| Bio-Electronic Eye ImplantResearchers believe that they will be able to restore partial vision in blind patients within two years through the use of an implant that sits behind the retina. |
| Not Everyone's Allowed - The Singularity JudgementWill who you are impact your ability to be included within the singularity? Everyone has secrets...how will the software interpret those personal thoughts and memories and will they be seen as unacceptable? |
| Art from the FutureSkulls, Electronics and robotic spiders...what else could you ask for? The sculpture of Christopher Conte. |
| The Age of Intelligent CamerasCameras are getting smart...recognizing faces and smiles, knowing where they are, and having the ability to think for themselves at faster and faster speeds at many different angles. |
| The Average Office of the FutureThink your cubicle is small now? Are you dreaming of the days when you had a window or even six foot walls? The Law of Accelerating Returns as it applies to your work environment. |
| How to Raise Your Cyborg Childimagining the years verging on the Singularity and what it may be like for parents of the first children of the new reality. Written based on posted discussion. |
| [Discussion] Are there any other parents out there thinking of their children and the singularity?As parents we want to see our children grow up, graduate high school, college, marriage, family, career, and then grandchildren. This all is part of our culture and genetic drive. When you think of your child "uploading" themselves, what are your thoughts on that? I think there is going to be a big rift in society when this all "goes down". The singularity, if it occurs, will be a very traumatic event. |
| Our Own Island of "Monsters"Technology changing nature, nature changing technology. The merging of the warm and wet with the cold and hard. Visions of the future of our creations. |
| How Science Fiction Changed the WorldHow the greatest science fiction has lead to the world we are in and the future we are moving towards. Science fiction has driven many scientists to bring about realities only seen in the imagination of writers. |
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