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A Robot That Can Touch, Eat And Sleep. The Reality Of Cyborgs Like Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel is an interesting and wild ride, jam-packed full of concepts around cybernetics, dystopian futures and cyberpunk themes. The film revolves around Alita (Rosa Salazar), a female cyborg (with original human brain) that is recovered by cybernetic doctor Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) and brought into the world of the future (the film is…
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Farewell, Opportunity: Rover Dies, But Its Hugely Successful Mars Mission Is Helping Us Design The Next One
NASA’s Opportunity rover on Mars has been officially pronounced dead. Its amazingly successful mission lasted nearly 15 years, well beyond its initial three-month goal. Opportunity provided the first proof that water once existed on Mars and shaped its surface, a crucial piece of knowledge informing both current and future missions.
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A Spreadsheet Of Accused Abusers Spreads, Anime Conventions Get Their MeToo Movement
A spreadsheet containing the names of alleged abusers and harassers who attend US anime conventions is making its way around social media as part of a small #MeToo movement in the niche community.
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The State Of Fandom In 2018
In 2018, the meaning of fandom is in flux. The relationship between fans and creators is in some ways more tense than ever before, even while fandom itself has reached a point where a simple piece of fanart can become an international sensation overnight.