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"[Science fiction is ] That branch of literature which is concerned with the impact of scientific advance upon human beings."
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Dr. Hugo Pinero claims that he can determine the date of a person's death by scientific means. Would you volunteer to know the date of your death? How about your birth date?
One of the reporters consents to allow Pinero to try the machine, to determine the date of his birth; the procedure is as follows:
"I get sometime in February, nineteen-twelve..."
Take a look at this very clever video explaining ten dimensions to you in layman's terms. Of particular interest is the explanation of how a person can be seen in four dimensions, which is about three minutes in.
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'Nanny is different,' Tom Fields murmured... 'she's not like a machine. She's like a person.'
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'We made a crude , small cell and were delighted - and, I admit, somewhat surprised - to find it worked.'
Does The Shortage Of Human Inputs Limit AI Development?
'...we've promised him a generous pension from the royalties.'
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