Reply To: A new way of generating electricity

[Rezwan]

Speaking of synching sci-fi and reality, I attended the “Science of Star Trek” panel discussion at the World Science Fair.

They were talking about how close were were getting to the world of Star Trek. Interestingly, the talk kept coming back to replacing humans with artificial intelligence, and the infamous holodeck, where people are amused by the fakeries described in Miler’s essay. There were some pornographic suggestions there.

But I don’t buy that human beings are all a bunch of wankers who want to replace themselves with robots.

Of course, I don’t really find the 3-d movies that great either. A good story trumps effects every time. And I really enjoyed seeing the live performance of Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, et al on stage rather than a movie. You know it’s slightly different each time. The actor might try something different. Something untoward will happen with a prop…it’s unpredictable.

Of course, live is much more expensive.

We’re not lazy, we’re cheap.