Robot body language BO biometrics and lie detection Wolphram Alpha will compute answers to factual questions Reading brainwaves to detect blunders Building a robotic octopus
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Five for the Future 03-20-09
EMP grenades Instant immunity to pathogens The sustainability solution to the Fermi Paradox? Robot muscles built from carbon nanotube aerogel DNA cryptography
Five for the Future 02-22-09
Should Mars be treated as a wildlife preserve? Recent insights into animal intelligence Does memory editing threaten human identity? A Type 3 Kardashev civilization and simulated minds Bullet-dodging armor vs. guided bullets
End of the Week, End of the World 02-20-09
Add "dark comets" to the category of death-by-meteor-strike. Dark comets are comets that have already burned off their icy layers and so are too dark to see.
Five for the Future 02-11-09
Invasion of the worm robots Water-powered jet packs The benefits of mind uploading Planetary hard drives Designer life forms to convert CO2 to fuel