One of the major game changing future technologies awaiting us is molecular nanotechnology. This truly amazing future technology may just be the single greatest technological paradigm shift mankind will ever go through due to the far flung possibilities that the development of such technology presents to us. Two areas where molecular nanotechnology will revolutionize our […]
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2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Is the Universe a Simulation?
>>NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: Welcome back. This is the 17th Annual Isaac Asimov Panel Debate. And we’ve been going strong ever since the year 2000, when an idea surfaced in the hearts and minds of the family of Isaac Asimov, exploring a way for his memory to be preserved in the programs of this institution. And […]
Super Science Showcase: Official Project Trailer
[MUSIC PLAYING] [CHEERING] – Did you forget who we’re playing against? No one’s beat them all year. – You really think our subscribers want to see Thomas strike out a couple of times? – Hey! – Swing when I say swing, and you’ll hit a home run. – A regiment from the British army at […]
How These Self-Aware Robots Are Redefining Consciousness
I think there’s a valid concern that maybe we’re giving machines too much power. Maybe we don’t want machines to be self-aware. In my opinion, everybody should understand that this technology is around the corner. Your children, your grandchildren are going to be living in a world where there are machines that are on par and possibly […]
Is Pluto a Planet?
You know what a planet is, right? A big round thing that orbits a star. Uh, not so fast. The surprisingly vicious debate over the planetary status of Pluto has given us a fascinating glimpse into what a scientific definition really is. And perhaps the word planet is too vague to be used as a […]
The Space Science of Ad Astra – Offworld Episode 27
welcome back to offworld the show where we talk about all things space exploration and pop culture I’m Ariel Waldman I’m norm Chan and today we’re gonna be talking about a movie about a movie that just came out which saw it it is ad astra yes so spoiler alert we are going to talk […]
Science in Pop Fiction with Neil deGrasse Tyson
– This episode of Star Talk is brought to you by Curiosity Stream. Hey YouTubeiverse, Neil deGrasse Tyson here. Coming up is an episode of Star Talk where we tackle the science of pop-fiction. (upbeat electronic music) This is Star Talk. I’m your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist and this is a cosmic […]
The Biology Of Slimes | Alien Analysis
Slimes, slimes, slimes! You’ve got them in the games of Minecraft, Terraria and Slime Rancher, to name a few. But what if slimes existed in the real world? How would their bodies function and how would they go about in nature? Here’s one take on it! Slimes are blob-shaped creatures that bounce around in many […]
The Effective Science Fiction of Arrival
Science fiction lies somewhere between reality and fantasy. A unique playground for speculation, examining our humanity either as a telescope observing what we might become or as a microscope magnifying what we are made of. A place where complex themes or theories can be explored to the extremes of our imagination. Thankfully, cinematic technology has […]
Why Aren’t There Science Fiction Games? – The Philosophy of Fantasy vs. Sci-Fi – Extra Credits
Okay, so I admit that the title is a little bit click bait-y and a lot of what I say here is going to be, maybe, nit-picky but it points to something really interesting about the types of games we create. There are a lot of science fantasy games out there, but we pretty much […]