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Is the futuristic world of TRON outdated?

Posted by on Jun 5, 2011 in mediabar, Multimedia | Comments Off on Is the futuristic world of TRON outdated?

Is the futuristic world of TRON outdated?

Arguably humans now interact with each other more digitally than in person. We have digitally uploaded our social lives onto the computer via Facebook and Twitter. Our body movements are now even digitized to avatars with technologies like Nintendo Wii, XBox Kinetic, and Playstation Move. So is the idea of uploading one’s self into a digital world as novel as it was when TRON first came out in 1982? Will today’s audience be as impressed as they were nearly three decades ago or is this a concept that they are all too familiar...

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Genetics, Genomics, and Robotics

Posted by on May 30, 2011 in Multimedia | Comments Off on Genetics, Genomics, and Robotics

Genetics, Genomics, and Robotics

C-Span aired a panel discussion among scientists and authors about the effect on the general public of genetics, genomics, and robotics. Andy Franklin moderated. Panelists answered questions from the audience at the end of the program. View the program here.

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