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Fiction: Do Not Touch
An essay by Professor Caldwell Mook, as provided by Nick Morrish Art by Luke Spooner I was recently the recipient of a sizeable bequest from Sir Blumquist Plimpington, a speculative microbiologist with whom I worked during the Manhattan Frog Pox … Continue reading
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Tagged Caldwell Mook, Luke Spooner, Nick Morrish, Pathology, Robotics
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Strange Science: Soft Robotics and Implanted Medical Devices
Scientists at MIT have developed a soft robotics device known as a dynamic soft reservoir (DSR) to help human bodies manage their response to implanted medical devices. Currently, when a human receives an implanted medical device, there’s a strong possibility … Continue reading
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Tagged Medicine, Robotics, Strange Science
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Fiction: Professor Robot
An Essay by Professor Clive as provided by Stuart Webb Art by Leigh Legler It has been six months since the end of the world, and I am very bored. Humans think of boredom as an emotion, and I am … Continue reading
Fiction: Pygmalion
An essay by Jon, as provided by Faith Consiglio Art by Luke Spooner It’s been seven months since I gave consent. I still haven’t seen any of the money they promised. Soon, I’m thinking, it can’t go on forever, right? … Continue reading
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Fiction: Claridge of the Klondike
An essay by Euphemia Thorniwork, as provided by Judith Field Art by Leigh Legler London, 1898 The Solicitor took Father’s will from the hand of an automaton standing next to the desk. He waved the machine away and began reading. … Continue reading
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Tagged Euphemia Thorniwork, Judith Field, Leigh Legler, Robotics, Steampunk
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Forty-Flesh Barrier
An essay by Tethys, as provided by Raluca Balasa Art by Luke Spooner Across the bar hangs a sign reading Humans Only. A man with a seeing eye dog sits exactly twenty-three meters from me, hazy in the smoke under … Continue reading
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Tagged Cybernetics, Cyberpunk, Luke Spooner, Raluca Balasa, Robotics, Science Fiction, Tethys
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On Kickstarter: Redbot
Do you want to build a robot? (It doesn’t have to be a robot.) Check out the Kickstarter for Redbot, which offers computer controlled model kits. It’s a great way to learn about programming for kids and adults. The models … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Science, On Kickstarter, Robotics
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Strange Science: Robots Helping Plants
It’s hard to count how many plants we at Mad Scientist Journal may have killed over the years. The most recent (and epic) was the air plant that died under our care. It’s an air plant. All it needed was … Continue reading
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Tagged Robotics, Strange Science
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A Record of Android M14DA3-Y2015’s Last Week in Headquarters
As told by Employee ID 3583002, transcribed by Teo Yi Han Art provided by America Jones T minus four days All the way to work I debated with myself and changed my mind about once approximately every five minutes: Ask … Continue reading
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Tagged America Jones, Artificial Intelligence, Employee ID 3583002, Robotics, Teo Yi Han
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On Kickstarter: Robot Dinosaur Fiction
The world needs more weird fiction, and this Kickstarter project, which promises a story of robot dinosaurs to read for free every week this summer, fills that niche! In addition to publishing the stories online, there will also be an … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, Awesome Finds, On Kickstarter, Paleontology, Robotics
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