In the Oct. Wired magazine they had a small blurb about things we’ll say to our grandkids. Some of the good ones were:
Back in my day, we only needed 140 characters
There used to be so much snow up here, you could strap a board to your feet and slide all the way down
TV contests gave [...]
A couple of years ago i read Bill Mckibben’s book Enough. It’s a great read. In the book he discusses what it means to be human. There are 3 subjects he focuses on in the book: genetic research, nanotechnology and robotics. In each one he explores that ever shrinking moral and spiritual [...]
I just have to get this off my chest. I recently finished Michael Crichton’s latest book Next and am pissed that i wasted my time on it.
You would think this would be a book for me – i know i did and i actually bought it for myself for Christmas – as I’m a [...]
There's an interesting article about how the US (but not other countries) allows you choose your child's gender. This is done through "preimplantation genetic diagnosis," in which clinics take sperm and eggs, make embryos in lab dishes, and screen them for genetic flaws. Embryos without flaws are implanted in the mother's womb. THe [...]
