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Alexa in space? Why free-floating AI friends are in our interplanetary future

sudshr47 December 17, 2018

This post is part of Science of Sci-Fi, Mashable’s ongoing series dissecting the science (or lack of science) in our favorite sci-fi movies, TV shows, and books.

Not many American nerds these days know about a golden age sci-fi writer called Edmond Hamilton. If they do, it’s because of his Star Wars connections: Hamilton was the husband of Leigh Brackett, space opera queen and author of the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back; he also happened to be the first guy to use a “laser sword” anywhere in fiction.

But German nerds tend to remember Hamilton for something completely different, and the future may do, too. Because he didn’t just invent lightsabers. He also invented free-floating space brains. And in so doing, inspired a futuristic kind of Alexa built along those lines — an intelligent assistant that recently had its first orbital test run, and now seems poised to join our nonfiction interplanetary travels. Read more…

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‘Armageddon’-style asteroid will now not destroy human race, sorry

sudshr47 September 30, 2018

This post is part of Science of Sci-Fi, Mashable’s ongoing series dissecting the science (or lack of science) in our favorite sci-fi movies, TV shows, and books.
Some days are so damaging to your faith in humanity, you may find yourself idly wishing …

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The 10 alien species we’d most like to invade Earth right now

sudshr47 September 21, 2018

This post is part of Science of Sci-Fi, Mashable’s ongoing series dissecting the science (or lack of science) in our favorite sci-fi movies, TV shows, and books.
It’s one of the oldest tropes in science fiction: when aliens invade Earth, we fight bac…

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Every movie about the 22nd century is wrong

sudshr47 July 17, 2018

NOTE FOR 2018 READERS: This is the second in a series of letters to mark a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, average life expectancy at birth in 10 countries now exceeds 82 years — meaning babies born in 2018 have started being more likely than not to see the 22nd century.

What will the world look like at the other end of these kids’ lives, in that not-so-far-off year of 2101? We may already be seeing the answer in today’s scientific discoveries, tech world visions, and science fiction. But in these time-capsule messages to the next century, we also recognize that our hopes and fears will shape what the future will become. Read more…

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The science behind Star Trek technobabble

sudshr47 July 15, 2018

This post is part of Science of Sci-Fi, Mashable’s ongoing series dissecting the science (or lack of science) in our favorite sci-fi movies, TV shows, and books.

Star Wars is all action. You know, X-wings and lightsabers and fully armed and operational battle stations.

Star Trek — at least, the original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager — was less … let’s say, explosive. There were a lot of sensor readings. Also, sensible debates. Several episodes centered around academic conferences.

That’s why I love it. The Star Trek franchise isn’t about being handy with a laser pistol. It’s about the power and promise of science, even if the actual science makes no sense. To that end, the writers perfected the art of technobabble — you know, dialogue that sounds scientific when uttered over a control panel but really doesn’t mean much. Read more…

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