Hi TIPSville, I sent some friends the following link of a mind-controlled drone, http://www.youtube.com/embed/6LWz4qa2XQA?feature and one of them sent me the following question/reply:
"This is incredible, I didn't know this research was so advanced. Did you ever see the movie "Forbidden Planet"? I believe it was made in 1959 but this concept along with other concepts of today are alluded to in this movie, and it was over 50 years ago. What interests me is the following, are scientific research ideas motivated by sci-fi writers or is this a natural progression of technology?" I suppose that the answer is that for some scientific research and for science fiction ideas any causal relationship can work both ways: I cannot come up with any examples at the moment, but I suspect that s ome advances in science are driven by ideas that originated in science fiction work and, in turn, some science fiction ideas represent a natural temporal projection into the future of what of currently known scientific findings. Any ideas would be welcomed. Miguel --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=26731 or send a blank email to leave-26731-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
