The fisherman caught a quantum fish. "Fisherman, please let me go", begged the fish, "and I will grant you three wishes". The fisherman agreed. The fish gave the fisherman a quantum computer, three quantum

I write this small essay based on the conversation I had in a local bar. Several men concerned with the influence of technology on casual life, decided to contemplate about much needed fixes to our brains.

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Let’s talk about mimicry. One scientist (Neil Jordan, University of New South Wales) once observed how a lion tried to attack an impala. While he was gathering his strength for a strike, an impala quickly

Many remember a story told by Arthur Clarke where during a lunch Hemingway said that he can write a whole short story using only six words. The story written on a table-napkin is here: “For sale: baby

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All STEEM writers know that sinking feeling when our computers display error messages or, worse, blank screens. But with a few tricks up your sleeve, you can restore both your computer and your writing

Starring Ripley, Joker, Superman, T-rex, Gandalf, Neo, Han Solo, Mad Max and many more. Continued from Part 1. 51. “Get Away From Her, You Bitch!”, Aliens, 1986 The standout moment in the mother of all

On a whim one morning, I showed my 3-year-old son NASA’s 2014 special issue on Mars. The content was way above Liam, of course, but the breathtaking illustrations were right at his level. I paged through

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In 1946, as the Cold War grew hotter, the United States government began testing atomic weapons over Pacific waters. But the distant location proved costly, so the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) started

While struggling in abject poverty in Nashville after the Civil War, future astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard received a Bible from his Sunday school teacher. He kept it his entire life, but apart from

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There is a reason why some cryptocurrency investors get it right and others get it wrong. And it’s not so much what they get right, but what they get wrong. Those who get it right often follow what seem

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The messaging app can’t scrape data like Google and Facebook can, meaning its advertising appeal is limited to big brands with a broad consumer base Ever since last year’s Cannes Lions Festival, where

Why do we think we’re so small when we’re actually big? When contemplating the vastness of the cosmos, humans commonly feel physically miniscule — tiny creatures adrift in the vastness of space. But is