The road to success is paved with failure. The key is making sure your mistakes are good ones.
Manna: A Short Story of Robotic Takeover
Depending on how you want to think about it, it was funny or inevitable or symbolic that the robotic takeover did not start at MIT, NASA, Microsoft or Ford. It started at a Burger-G restaurant in Cary, NC on May 17.
And so begins Manna, Marshall Brain‘s tale of robotic takeover. I won’t spoil the fun and just say it reads like a Kafkaesque nightmare. Enjoy!
Disney Physical Face Cloning
Disney Research has released a white paper titled: Physical Face Cloning.
Sexytime with JR Hildebrand
As you may have previously read, I’ve been paired with race car driver JR Hildebrand for the Grand Prix of Baltimore SocialGP. I want to use this time to share some…
First Black NASA Administrator Charles Bolden ‘Pleaded’ To Get Into Naval Academy
This is an interesting short read/listen that appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition about a moment in one person’s journey. From the strategies employed when asking for help to the personal resilience and effort it takes to get where you’re going, there’s a lot to pick up from this piece.
h/t Leland Melvin
Live Long and Prosper – A Cool Star Trek Intro
This is a great new intro to the Star Trek TV show created by Shawn Sheehan. Shawn says, “My goal was to try and capture the essence of what I found…
Project Holodeck, The Future in Virtual Reality May Be Closer Than It Appears
When asked what piece of science fiction technology would you like to see become a reality, one of the top answers will invariably be the Holodeck, a virtual reality world…