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Evil Twin Tornadoes Roger Hill saw a dark swirling monster coming at him -- and then its evil twin. Tags: tornado storm atmosphere stormchasing thunderstorm midwest |
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Bad Astronomy: Saturn Lord of the Rings Saturn's many moons have shaped its beautiful rings. And now we have an amazing collection of close up photos courtesy of the Cassini Spacecraft. Tags: Saturn rings bad astronomy solar system planets aviation space |
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Amazing Laser Spacecraft The "Lightcraft" is a laser-propelled spacecraft concept that could ultimately run on other beamed energies, such as microwave. Tags: space galaxy telescope black hole universe cosmic cosmos science milky way aviation |
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Beyond Human: Erasing the Line Between Man and Machine Part 9 of 9. We are beginning to shape a tomorrow in which robots will walk and work among us. As they realize their own potential, how long before they cast us aside? Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: Robot Soccer Part 8 of 9. To promote the rapid evolution of robots, one audacious group of researchers decided to start a worldwide robotic soccer competition. How soon before they challenge humans? Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: Can a Robot Be a Person? Part 7 of 9. As robots begin to move among us, how will we regard them: as property like automobiles, or as individuals with rights and responsibilities? Can a thing be a person? Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: Emotional Robots Part 6 of 9. If tomorrow's robots are going to share our world, they will have to have something extra: an emotional and psychological dimension to help them communicate and respond in ways people can understand. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: How to Design a Humanoid Part 5 of 9. To build a humanoid that can function in our world is a bold challenge being taken up by isolated labs around the world. Researchers are infusing robots with abilities ranging from grasping to hearing and vision. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: The Age of Androids Part 4 of 9. Imagine a day when machines walk among us, expressing thoughts, emotions, demanding their rights. Today, we are breathing intelligence, even life, into creatures of silicon and steel. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: The Cyborg Mind Part 3 of 9. As we steadily merge with our technology, the focus is on devices that enhance our senses and minds and knit us together in new ways. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: The Invasion of the Inhuman Part 2 of 9. Science fiction has returned again and again to the merger of man and machine, the Cyborg, with fascination and fear. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics asimo nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Beyond Human: The Cyborg Revolution Part 1 of 9. Over the centuries, scientists speculated that we could tap into the body's electrical system to restore lost functions or enhance our powers, like machines. Tags: robots cyborgs androids computers electronics nanotechnology science fiction sci fi future |
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Rocket Love, Missile Envy Rocketeers have a BLAST launching a missile to an altitude of 10,000 feet. Tags: rockets missile launch space exploration NASA cosmic sci-fi |
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Bad Astronomy: Cookbook of Galactic Cannibalism Those stately galaxies we've long admired are not exactly what we thought. Bad Astronomer Phil Plait takes you into the violent world of galactic predators. Tags: space galaxy telescope black hole universe cosmic cosmos science milky way |
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Run Over By A Tornado (Cow Shaken Up but OK) Roger Hill and crew put a camera in the path of a tornado. A cow passes by when it's over. Visit Roger at http://www.stormchase.net. Tags: tornado storm atmosphere stormchasing thunderstorm midwest |
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Bad Astronomy: Black Hole Death Rays Alien Planets Beware! Black holes vent their rage."Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait shows us how they do it. Tags: space galaxy telescope black hole universe cosmic cosmos science milky way aviation computer video game electronic |
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Bad Astronomy: Changing Face of Mars Whoever imagined Mars would be so colorful and dynamic? "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait explores one of the greatest photographic collections ever. Tags: space planets mars telescope solar system universe cosmic cosmos science milky way galaxy |
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Robot I Will Crush You Destruction and mayhem at the hands and jaws of a monster robot. Tags: robots cars mechanics artificial intelligence android cyborg machines sci-fi robotic asimo |
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Baseball on the Moon What will it mean to civilization when astronauts begin playing their favorite game on the Moon? Tags: baseball moon outer space exploration astronauts solar system apollo universe cosmos |
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Violent Universe: Eruption of the Milky Way Galaxy Here's what will happen in about 10 million years when a huge cloud collapses onto a supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Tags: space galaxy telescope black hole universe cosmic cosmos science milky way |