I recently finished reading David J. Gunkel’s book of the same name in which the author challenges the reader to understand the philosophical questions related to our perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) and machines in the 21st century. The HAL computer of Arthur C. Clar

This week saw a major scientific discovery announced coming from experiments at CERN. We begin our weekly headline review with this story and then add a few more headlines about technological achievements that you may find interesting. What the Heck is the Higgs Boson and What Does it

In Part 8 of this blog on space in the 21st century we reviewed current and potential technologies to go beyond the limits imposed by chemical rockets in our quest to reach neighbouring destinations in space. Now we will look at technologies that may seem improbable at present, some d

Have you heard of oscillating gel? Researchers at University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have demonstrated that this material responds to mechanical and chemical stimuli something only previously displayed by living membranes such as human skin. F

In the original Star Trek television episode, entitled Space Seed we are introduced to Khan Noonien Singh, a product of eugenic breeding programs on Earth. Khan and his crew are discovered  by the crew of the Enterprise in deep space on a ship named the SS Botany Bay. Rescuing Khan ha