Category Archives: Sci-Fi

Lunar city to save us from climate change?

Posted on 21 February, 2020 by

What about solving climate change by building an industrial city on the moon? A good lunar city could use solar power to launch PowerSats via maglev railgun into orbit around the Earth to power the world from abundant RELIABLE solar … Continue reading →

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MR ROBOT!

Posted on 28 October, 2019 by

Calling all geeks: great review of MR ROBOT (without any significant spoilers). As always, there’s just so much more symbolism in these shows than I catch first time round!

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Compare Sci-Fi and reality

Posted on 14 January, 2019 by

I love how close the Starhopper looks to 1950’s sci-fi dreams of the future. Pretty close really! I guess the 1950’s guys imagined their rocket landing a bit like a space-plane, and hence the larger wings. They probably couldn’t imagine … Continue reading →

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A philosophical and beautifully crafted review of Blade Runner 2049

Posted on 12 January, 2019 by
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“Happy Arthursday”

Posted on 1 May, 2018 by

“Happy ArThursday!” is how fans of Isaac Arthur greet each other on Thursdays in America as they jump online to watch the latest logical, mathematical, and quite mind-blowing episode of science and engineering implications for the future. It has been … Continue reading →

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Please, no third Blade Runner movie!

Posted on 31 October, 2017 by

No third movie! Not if the point is “tidying everything up in a nice bow”, as Collider said in the video below. The 2 Blade Runner movies are the Socratic method at its best: asking the ultimate questions about the … Continue reading →

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Organic looking robots work smoother

Posted on 19 August, 2017 by

As a layperson Geek watching the development of robots over the years, what fascinates me is the way engineering requirements — not aesthetics — are driving the evolution of some robots to *look* more organic.

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