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Robots Must Pay For Their Crimes!
Traditionally when a robot injures someone or damages property we hold the robot's creator or owner accountable. But that notion is changing. On May 31, 2016 the European Parliament received a report from the Commission on Legal Affairs saying that, depending on circumstances, the ROBOT might be held responsible for its own actions!
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Fw:Thinking: The Future of Big Data
Big data is the huge amount of information accumulated by online data centers. Jonathan Strickland examines the future of big data.
Fw:Thinking: The Internet of Things
In the future, the Internet of Things will impact our daily lives. Learn how the Internet of Things will work in this video from Fw:Thinking.
Fw:Thinking: Will Gene Therapy Cure Cancer?
Gene therapy, an alteration of genes within the body to fight or prevent disease, has sparked a revolution in cancer treatment. In this episode of Fw:Thinking, Jonathan Strickland walks us through the process and potential of human gene therapy.
3D printing can be used to create everything from furniture to human organs. Learn about the present and future of 3D printing in this video from Fw:Thinking.
FW: Thinking: Being Human In 100 Years
What will it be like to be human one hundred years from now? It's a hard question. Some fields of science progress at breakneck speed while others languish behind for what feels like an eternity (I'm looking at you battery technology).
FW: Thinking: How To Make A Living When Robots Take Our Jobs
One of the big questions left to answer is how will we make a living in a world where more of our work is left to automated machinery? The robots aren’t exactly poised to displace everyone tomorrow but that day is coming.
Fw:Thinking: Can Artificial Photosynthesis Save The Planet?
Plants generate energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Now, researchers have created an ARTIFICIAL photosynthesis process that uses nanotechnology and biology to capture carbon before it can be emitted into the atmosphere.
FW: Thinking: Robots Must Pay For Their Crimes!
Traditionally when a robot injures someone or damages property we hold the robot's creator or owner accountable. But that notion is changing.
Fw:Thinking: Modular Robots Will Transform Into Giant Machines!
Big robots are cool. Big robots made up of smaller robots? Awesome.
FW: Thinking: Get Excited - The Robots Are Evolving!
Do machines have what it takes to evolve? Will the future be filled with robots capable of faster, more efficient and more complex designs than we could ever come up with?
Fw:Thinking: Friends Forever: The Future of Social Media & Human Interaction
In July 2012, the US spent 121 BILLION minutes on social media - should we be worried? Do social networks threaten our "real world" interactions?Jonathan Strickland explores the future of social communication.
Fw:Thinking: What If The President Were A Robot?
Could the president of the United States ever be a ... robot? Consider that an emerging field of machine ethics is working to make sure your evil overlord scenario never comes to pass.
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FW: Thinking: How To Make A Living When Robots Take Our Jobs
One of the big questions left to answer is how will we make a living in a world where more of our work is left to automated machinery? The robots aren’t exactly poised to displace everyone tomorrow but that day is coming.
FW: Thinking: Being Human In 100 Years
What will it be like to be human one hundred years from now? It's a hard question. Some fields of science progress at breakneck speed while others languish behind for what feels like an eternity (I'm looking at you battery technology).
FW: Thinking: Racing To The Future!
Toyota has created a cutting edge simulator designed to help racing teams become familiar with every track in all sorts of conditions. It’s an incredible machine. And simulations are playing an important role in our journey into the future.
FW: Thinking: Could We Build A Real Warp Drive?
Stars are insanely far away. Science fiction writers have solved the problem with the "warp drive," which allows future humans to travel faster than light, crossing the vast emptiness of space.
FW: Thinking: Would You Have A Romantic Relationship With A Robot?
With every passing year robots and artificial intelligence become more life-like and sophisticated. But how does that affect romance?
FW: Thinking: Proxima B: Another Earth Just Next Door
In August 2016 astronomers made a huge announcement: they had discovered a potentially habitable exoplanet right in our cosmic backyard. The world is called Proxima B, and it's located within Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth.
FW: Thinking: Will Robots Be Made of Living Tissue?
Although biomimicking robots may be the wave of the future, our technology isn't quite there yet. Until we make a few major breakthroughs in shrinking and powering portable mechanical parts, there's just no way that our robots can compete with the mo
FW: Thinking: Hacking People For Good
In the future a wave of biologic super-enhancements will make you and me faster, smarter, stronger and healthier… but what about BETTER?
FW: Thinking: Is It Time To Build Floating Airports?
Floating airports would solve some major problems that plague their land-bound cousins, offering virtually unlimited runway expansion to cities with very limited land area. Today we're looking at the crazy engineering ideas that could be the future o
FW: Thinking: Can We Use Genetics To Build NEW Species?
Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute sequenced the genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides and coded it into a computer.
FW: Thinking: Robots Must Pay For Their Crimes!
Traditionally when a robot injures someone or damages property we hold the robot's creator or owner accountable. But that notion is changing.
FW: Thinking: Edible Electronics
From ingestible origami robots to password pills, this week we take a look at the weird future of literal technology consumption!
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