Space Mining Plan More Than Just Sci-Fi Fantasy - Slate Magazine (blog)

Space Mining Plan More Than Just Sci-Fi Fantasy Slate Magazine (blog) Shady corporation sends robot army into space to mine precious metals from asteroids. That's the basic setup of Blade Runner, the sci-fi epic that hit cinemas 30 years ago this June. It's also the business plan for Planetary Resources, ... and more »

Nichols on Fantasy NHL: Hockey Hearsay - Sportsnet.ca (blog)

Nichols on Fantasy NHL: Hockey Hearsay Sportsnet.ca (blog) But many forget that we are not robots, but living people. We have feelings, worries." Bryzgalov had an up-and-down first season with the Flyers, and he allowed a brutal goal - it proved to be the game-winner - as the Flyers were eliminated by New ... and more »

Space mining plan more than just sci-fi fantasy - Reuters Blogs (blog)

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Space mining plan more than just sci-fi fantasy Reuters Blogs (blog) By Kevin Allison By Kevin Allison Shady corporation sends robot army into space to mine precious metals from asteroids. That's the basic setup of Blade Runner, the sci-fi epic that hit cinemas 30 years ago this June. It's also the business plan for ... The space mining plan that is more than just sci-fi fantasyITV News all 1,378 news articles »

How close to reality are the androids in Alien and Prometheus? - io9

How close to reality are the androids in Alien and Prometheus? io9 Ash - the film's traitorous android - was pure fantasy. But when Prometheus comes out this summer, Weyland Industries' David 8 enters a world with plenty of real-life androids. Given what we've learned about androids in the past few decades, ... and more »

Prosper writer wins L. Ron Hubbard award - Allen American

Prosper writer wins L. Ron Hubbard award Allen American One of the characters is a robot named Nellie. Nellie may or may not follow classic science fiction writer Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of robotic behavior. Asimov was tired of reading stories in which robots killed their makers for no apparent reason, ... and more »