It’s hard to imagine life without our robots. Just two decades ago, personal robots were a luxury that only the wealthiest could even consider, but recent polls show that well over 70% of households in the US now have at least one robot. Most are domestic models that clean, cook, and do laundry, but more…
Robot Personhood
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22nd August 2017Our Lady of Perpetual Navigation is a small parish located on a cluster of unremarkable islands off the eastern coast of Canada. The congregation consists of a handful of fishermen and their families, as well as the nuns and novices of the nearby Abbey of Saint Genevieve. The weather in the North Atlantic is harsh,…
Simian Success Story
16th August 2017In the early days of our space program, scientists tried to account for every danger that an astronaut might encounter in orbit. In addition to the lack of atmosphere, extreme temperature shifts, and dangerous impacts with space debris, there are also bands of radiation that can cook an astronaut right through his suit! The seriousness…