Scientists are anxious these days about the advent of artificial intelligence. They all seem to infer that as soon as one such cyber entity awakens, it'll deem humanity evolutionary and intellectually inferior and will plot to exterminate its creator.
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Morlock or Eloi: A Choice in Evolution
Morlocks, eloi, climate change and the future evolution of humanity.
This Universe Wants To Kill You
Nuclear energy and technology was meant to free us from fossil fuels, make us safer and live better, why all the hate?
Mars! One Way
It's really hard not to facepalm when confronted by headlines stating that 100,000 have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars. A Dutch, non-profit (yes, that's right, non-profit) company called Mars One is collecting human specimens, and raising six billion dollars, to send these people some 225 million kilometres, one way, to the planet … Continue reading Mars! One Way
Supernations, Mega City-States and Virtual Countries
Writing science fiction gives an author the opportunity to have a go at predicting the future. For me, the best tool I always find helpful is this; in order to build a world in which to set the novel, you start by going back into history. 'To see the future, one must look into the past' and follow … Continue reading Supernations, Mega City-States and Virtual Countries