Comment Re:Lighten up (Score 1) 124
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A Hyper-Velocity Impact In the Asteroid Belt? 114
astroengine writes "Astronomers have spotted something rather odd in the asteroid belt. It looks like a comet, but it's got a circular orbit, similar to an asteroid. Whether it's an asteroid or a comet, it has a long, comet-like tail, suggesting something is being vented into space. Some experts think it could be a very rare comet/asteroid hybrid being heated by the sun, but there's an even more exciting possibility: It could be the first ever observation of two asteroids colliding in the asteroid belt."
Submission + - Sex with robots is inevitable: The scary AI truth (silicon.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Artificial intelligence — the ability for a machine to think like a human — is creeping ever closer. A future where humans live happily alongside cyborgs will happen by 2050 — according to university professors of robotics. This piece looks at how robots are already a part of our lives, and how this will continue more so in the very near future. Military drones, driverless cars and sex robots — they're all either already here or on the way. A scary thought? Or exciting prospect? Professor Kevin Warwick, of Reading University's Cybernetics department and Noel Sharkey of Sheffield University fight it out.
