Blindman says: This is true. AntonK says: Even if there was such a thing as "time=infinity" there still wouldn't be a such a thing as...
nano goops, resins and fogs Are you thinking about a kind of biotech, eg. manipulation of existing organisms (potato) to create other live stuff?...
I probably agree, but I wouldn't totally rule it out. My "theory" is really just a regurgitation of my limited understanding of David Bohm's...
A lot of this discussion seems to hang on the assumption that the hypothetical AI will be designed in someway similar to the way current electronic...
First, thanks Fen for that outline at the other site. It's quite well thought out. I ask for a bit of room to stear this topic... well, off topic:...
The more human we can make it, the more usefull it will be for situations where human interface is needed. I disagree that consciousness is not...
I love the idea of net guns and such, especially some kind of resin cannon for immobilizing (tracked) vehicles with a quickly solidifying epoxy. It...
I saw a news item on discovery channel about a guy who invented a styrofoam tire (it was right around the time of the firestone problems). The main...
I think the stuff they have to fly though is really big, so sometimes it's quicker to fly through something rather than go around it. As for the...
I heard an interesting theory that supports the idea that time travel is impossible: If time travel were possible, wouldnt you have a million time...
The future of space science will probably pushed forward by the militarization of space. The 1970s fantasy of space exploration, pure science,...
Re: Yay! It's an interesting subject. I don't think "we" will truly all become one. If there is a linking of minds, or some kind of...
A couple people have mentioned problems that would arise from "downloading" your brain to some kind of computer and therefore losing your body....
"obviously vegetation to any unbiased eye..." Uh, that's a somewhat ridiculous statement. Considering there isn't anymore evidence than this...
Sweet! I'm number 24. I think I brought all my units (253) that I crunched a few years ago. My machine is a lot better now, so It's going much...
I would also like to know how change happens on the chromosomal level. How does an organism with a new chromosome get that chromosome into the next...
The holodeck functions perfectly and nobody gets trapped inside.
What? Space junk? Speaking of which, how much of it will stay in orbit indefinitely?
Is it possible to define non-organic systems as alive? When this question comes up, people start putting together definitions of "alive". We...
I don't thinks so. Yeah, we are great at pattern recognition, but AI systems of the future should be able to do much better. We aren't very good at...
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