I’m a huge Asimov fan, and am constantly amazed at how he was able to have a perspective of the future on multiple fronts. I was reminded of two of those recently thanks to their application (of sorts) in contemporary scenarios. First, Hari Seldon‘s (pretty much the foundation of Asimov’s Foundation series) psychohistory, which was able to […]
I found this video shared by K (part of a series by Professor Russell Stannard) offering me a very interesting perspective on the free will vs determinism debate. (earlier post) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8EI4obG5zM He starts with talking about the brain as a physical object which is governed by the physical/chemical/biological rules of nature – like a computer works […]
Scott Adams’ post titled “People who don’t need people” (via Surekha) reminded me of Asimov’s Spacers, the first humans to emigrate to space, and their life on Aurora, the first of the worlds they settled. Scott Adams predicts that “we will transfer our emotional connections from humans to technology, with or without actual robots. It […]
And I have finished the last book of the Foundation series.. dragged it on for as long as possible, but had to end it.. dragged it because it wasn’t an experience that can be replicated anytime soon, because its truly one of a kind, and i haven’t come across anything in the genre that comes […]
All the Star Trek fans would know that bit, the one that starts this way and ends with ‘..to boldly go where no man has gone before’… Well, Sunita Williams did, and now she’s back… like i read somewhere, she must be stinking, but thats beside the point… i think it must’ve been one awesome […]