Species extinction is a natural phenomenon that has occurred millions, perhaps billions of times. In the most common scenario, a species becomes extinct when it cannot adapt rapidly enough to maintain a viable breeding population. These changes may be slow-moving, and take thousands of years to eradicate a species, or be the result of a…
Cultural-Loss
28th March 2019Sophia and Her Little Sister
15th February 2019Hanson Robotics is a major player in the AI and “human-like” robot game. They have a stable of around a dozen robotic characters they’ve developed for commercial and research purposes, including a very lifelike android version of the late science fiction author, Philip K. Dick. You’ve probably seen their most recent creation, Sophia, as she…
Starhopper
22nd January 2019Retro designs appeal to us, in part, because they remind us of past times in a positive and sentimental way. It’s especially enjoyable when a design evokes a bygone era, but it’s packed with all the bells and whistles we expect of the most recent innovations. Such is the case with the newest rocket from…