Synthetic Uncanny
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Robot Suit Dinosaurs Revealed In Tokyo
Here’s something that slipped by me a few months ago: A group called On-Art Corp in Tokyo unvieled their 8m…
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Video Games
Minecraft Player Creates Working AI Chatbot Within the Game
A long, long time ago, I remember messing around with a few chatbots I’d randomly downloaded from the Internet. One…
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Scientists Debate Whether Or Not We Live Inside A Computer Simulation
In 2016, the Hayden Planetarium hosted the 17th annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, with the topic focusing on one of…
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Edison’s Talking Dolls Speak Once More
In 1890, Thomas Edison unleashed his infamous talking dolls – the first of their kind, each containing a phonograph with…
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1925’s Isolator Helmet Might Help You Concentrate Better
What’s that? You tried out NaNoWriMo last month but just couldn’t find the opportunity to sit down and concentrate? Happens to the…
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The Ghostly Voice of Joseph Faber’s Euphonia
Behold, Joseph Faber’s Euphonia. This curious amalgamation of various mechanical parts was exhibited in December 1845 at the Music Fund…
Strange Patents: The High Five Machine
If there’s one mystery of the universe I’ve never fully understood, it’s what to do when I feel like giving…
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8 Dead Celebrities Who Were Virtually Brought Back to Life
We seem to have entered a strange new era, a time when death is truly only the beginning. At least for celebrities, actors,…
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Hey Hey Hey: Creepy Examples of the Uncanny Valley
Originally coined by Masahiro Mori in 1970, the term “uncanny valley” describes our strange revulsion toward things that appear nearly…
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The Demon Core
A plutonium core is, simply put, the heart of an atomic bomb. During the development of the first atomic bombs…