As the years go by, technology keeps catching up with science fiction. We’ve come a long way from the rehashed tale of Frankenstein’s monster being brought to life using 19th-century sewing techniques and a spark of electricity. Nowadays, Hollywood just crams sci-fi movies, sequels, trilogies, and even tetralogies down our throats as fast as they […]
While we’re still a couple of months out from the release of the final installment of the Star Wars triple trilogy, you can already buy tickets to watch the good guys blow up the Death Star for the fifth or sixth time (we’ve lost count). The 42-year-old franchise has raked in more than $9.3 billion […]
The ongoing existential threat about robots taking our jobs – even the ones that suck – led us to wonder what sort of work we could find in the future. Then we came across this little factoid that the human body at rest produces enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb. You’ll recall that […]