Emerging Technologies That Will Improve and/or Ruin Everything - With Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
Offered By: The Royal Institution via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the future of technology in this 43-minute talk by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith at The Royal Institution. Discover transformative innovations like space elevators, fusion-powered toasters, and programmable matter. Learn how these emerging technologies could revolutionize our world, from improving space access to creating origami robots. Delve into the potential benefits and risks associated with these advancements, including legal and ethical considerations. Gain insights from Kelly Weinersmith, a Huxley Fellow at Rice University, and Zach Weinersmith, creator of the popular webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, as they discuss topics ranging from carbon nanotubes to the future of robotics.
Syllabus
Intro
Nota Bene X
Cheap Access to Space
Carbon Nanotubes
Space Elevator
Programmable Matter
Origami Robots
Bucket of Stuff
Legal Issues
Robots
Double Coincidences
Taught by
The Royal Institution
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