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Aerospace Cookies - SciTech in Popular Culture

Aerospace Cookies - SciTech in Popular Culture

著者: Mark Wilkinson
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Iliana discusses science and technology in popular media with her father, who worked in the space industry for more than 30 years.

Mark Wilkinson
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  • Runaround (and AI)
    2026/07/29

    Adelaide and Mark discuss the science fiction short story “Runaway,” written in 1941 by Isaac Asimov. They discuss Asimov’s three laws of robotics and how the story’s robot SPD-13, “Speedy” encounters a conundrum between two of the laws. They also examine how Asimov’s robot story relates to modern-day artificial intelligence.

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    23 分
  • The Machine Stops (and COVID Lockdowns)
    2026/07/15

    Adelaide and Mark discuss the short story “The Machine Stops”, written in 1909. E. M. Forster wrote “The Machine Stops” partly as a response to growing anxiety about overreliance on technology and the way modern systems can isolate people from one another. The story is also widely read as a warning against a society that worships efficiency while losing direct human connection and contact with the natural world. How timely these themes are today!

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    29 分
  • Semiquincentennial (and God Bless America)
    2026/07/03

    Adelaide and Mark read the Declaration of Independence. To not distract from the revolutionary nature of this document, they offer no commentary. Happy 250th birthday! God Bless America

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    10 分
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