The anthropic principle has nothing to do with a time period called anthropocene, apart from the fact that anthro means human. Hence, anthropology refers to a scientific study of humanity (ie, us). The anthropic principle is about the limits of our senses (eg, feeling, hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting). Everything else might be an unknown unknown. This explains...
Intro LO: Below, please find a quite scary Independent Premium article. While reading it, the first thing that came to my mind was the 2002 Sci-Fi film Minority Report, which is rated at #7.6 on IMDb. Technology has - almost - turned science fiction into reality The main difference is that Minority Report is about reading our intentions - besides our words....
A recent article in Nautilus science magazine argued this: "Science fiction relies on a particular vision of tech when crafting a new, upcoming world. But technology alone doesn't remake our society. Predicting the future requires us to consider the more potent impact of a changing culture." I prepared a diagram, showing the 7 Belief systems in our history, the...
Actually, I could have used a step in between, which would have altered my title into: Fantasy + fiction = Sci-Fi + Science = Technology. Some examples: drones, lasers, and robots. An example of my blog title is the 1984 film The Terminator, rated at #8.1 on IMDb. Today, the main item that is still missing is: time travel. The arrow of time appears to be...
In 1960, British author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) published his book The Four Loves, being affection (storge), friendship (philia), eros (eros), and charity (agape). Between (brackets) are the Greek names for those types of Love. However, there are - at least - 9 types of Love; see my diagram below. Some of my more recent blogs relate to my diagram above, being: 2020:...
In 2017, writer Martha Wells (b.1964) introduced the The Murderbot diaries. Its 1st story is now available on Apple TV+ as the series Murderbot. Its ingredients make it a great mix to binge-watch: (i) the robot hacks its security module, and thus (ii) creates its free will. An excellent idea: robotic free will ! Obviously, the series also includes Isaac Asimov's...
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