Traffic Ladies of the DPRK
When Robots start to act like humans it’s scary, but when humans start to act like robots it’s sad. Well, funny too, if the reason why is cool. I’m not sure if that’s the case with the these Pyongyang Traffic Ladies of the DPRK. More...
Feel Like a Barbie, Be Like a Barbie
We have seen some pretty crazy obsessions before. People have gone out of their way to fulfill their ambitions to look like their favorite stars. One of the most common ones out there seems to be for Barbie dolls. More...
Kara a Commercial Android
What follows is a lovely little 7 minute video demonstrating French studio Quantic Dream next gen motion capture technology. The detail in facial expression is particularly impressive. And the story is something More...
Prosthetics That Can Feel
This is great news for people who are in need, the future of humanity may depend on joining the machines to keep up or be left behind. One step closer to a cyborg future. Prosthetics that are controlled by direct More...
Scary Monsters…
Being the daughter of a mother known as ‘The Human Barbie’ might prevent you from dreaming of a new bike for your birthday. I understand that. Such mondaine wannahaves simply don’t fit your family More...
The Terminator’s Vision
It has been the stuff of science fiction for decades, but the U.S. military announced it is close to developing a virtual reality contact lens to enhance soldier’ vision on the battlefield. More...
UniSols
There is good and bad use of all computer related technologies. A GOOD USE is artificial limbs for instance that can be run by the brain. The bad use is artificial killing machines coupled with human bodies. And More...
Lana Del Rey Living Doll
In a very short period of time, an enigmatic singer named Lana Del Rey went from complete anonymity to the front page of magazines, not to mention intense internet buzz and an SNL appearance. But along with this More...
The Blade Runner
In his excellent article “When will we be transhuman? Seven conditions for attaining transhumanism” Kyle Munkittrick formulates seven indicators to benchmark if or when Transhumanism has arrived as part More...
Siliconada
The New York Times has a excellent piece on the culture of plastic surgery in Brazil by anthropologist Alexander Edmonds. Edmonds notes that surgery is not considered to be a correction or salve against the sagging More...