Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had a front row seat as the personal computer began to reshape society. So it made perfect sense to him to bring a convention meshing technology with pop culture to Silicon Valley.
Other
Feb 11, 2016
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With all my enthusiasm for humanity's future in space, there's one glaring problem. We're soft meat bags of mostly water, and those other stars are really really far away. Even with the most optimistic spaceflight technologies ...
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2015
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Our expectations of technology in the real world are often fed by our perception of science fiction content. This is the case for children in particular.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 4, 2015
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They've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction. That will soon change.
Robotics
Nov 16, 2015
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What DaVinci was talking about, though it wasn't called it at the time, was biomimicry. Biomimicry is the practice of using designs from the natural world to solve technological and engineering problems. Were he alive today, ...
Engineering
Oct 29, 2015
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"Wormholes" are cosmic tunnels that can connect two distant regions of the universe, and have been popularised by the dissemination of theoretical physics and by works of science fiction like Stargate, Star Trek or, more ...
General Physics
Sep 3, 2015
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In contemporary science fiction, we often see robots passing themselves off as humans. According to a UiS researcher, the genre problematises what it takes to be accepted as a human being and provides a useful contribution ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2015
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Robotic exoskeletons have been a science fiction theme and an engineering feat since the 1960s. Practical design techniques, which allow a fictional character to be stronger, more powerful or more functional intrigue engineers ...
Robotics
Jul 6, 2015
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As Terminator: Genisys hits cinemas around the world, ScienceNetwork WA looks at some of the feats performed by robots in the Terminator films, and investigates how long until reality catches up with science fiction.
Robotics
Jul 1, 2015
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There are two separate parts of your brain I would like to speak with today. First, I want to talk to the part that makes decisions on who to vote for, how much insurance you should put on your car and deals with how not ...
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2015
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