Showing posts with label killer robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label killer robots. Show all posts

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Time Traveling Robots in Space #71 - Reeves Is A Creeper


On Time Traveling Robots in Space #71, We discuss what Star Trek, Doctor Who and Superman all got wrong.  Lethal autonomous weapons systems and what we should do about them.  What India has to prove.  Plus, our picks and the question of the week.




* Seven of the silliest time-travel concepts ever

* Poor countries want space programs more than the rich ones
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/poor-countries-want-space-programs-more-than-rich-ones-do/

* Our Audible.com pick; An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything - written and narrated by Chris Hadfield
http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/An-Astronauts-Guide-to-Life-on-Earth-Audiobook/B00G9QR048/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1384999351&sr=1-1

* Our entertainment pick;

Almost Human

58 Sci-fi Short Films
http://www.reddit.com/r/scifi/comments/1qu1vi/best_scifi_short_films/

Abe
http://vimeo.com/64114843

* And the question of the week...

If every country had autonomous killer robots now, who would use them first?

Friday, September 27, 2013

Time Traveling Robots in Space #65 - What Are Roly-Polies


On Time Traveling Robots in Space #65...Real science to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th.   What are fully autonomous weapons and who wants to ban them?  Hope about the final frontier returning to the small screen.  Plus, our picks and the question of the week.

* Why Roberto Orci says Star Trek WILL return to TV
http://www.blastr.com/2013-9-25/heres-why-roberto-orci-says-star-trek-will-return-tv

* Our Audible.com pick; Herbert's Wormhole by Peter Nelson
http://www.audible.com/pd/Kids/Herberts-Wormhole-Audiobook/B002V0KLV0/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1380155173&sr=1-3#publisher-summary

* Our entertainment pick;

Better Off Ted - season 1, episode 2 "Heroes"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025KVKBQ?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B0025KVKBQ&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

Revenge of the Time-Traveling Robots from Outer Space
https://vimeo.com/6460213

Plants vs Zombies 2http://www.popcap.com/agegate.php?dst=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcap.com%2Fplants-vs-zombies-2

* And the question of the week...

If you could build a killer robot, in what form would you want it to take? Human, dog, dinosaur, etc and why?

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