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Professors Talk Science Of Science Fiction At Evanston Lecture

First Posted: 10/19/10 07:03 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:05 PM ET

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But how accurate is the science of our favorite films? Are we getting closer achieving any of the fanciful things which caught our imagination in movies of the past, or any better at portraying scientifically believable future technologies? These are some of the questions WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer will be asking of the four Northwestern scientists joining him on stage for a discussion called Mutants, Androids, and Cyborgs: The Science of Pop Culture Films tomorrow night.

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But how accurate is the science of our favorite films? Are we getting closer achieving any of the fanciful things which caught our imagination in movies of the past, or any better at portraying scient...
But how accurate is the science of our favorite films? Are we getting closer achieving any of the fanciful things which caught our imagination in movies of the past, or any better at portraying scient...
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http://cyberboris.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/could-we-become-cyborgs/

British scientists believe that in 7-10 years there will be a cyborg in every home. They also believe we could become cyborgs. Fascinating video.
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