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Colonizing the Cosmos: Astor’s Electrical Future

publicdomainreview.org /essay/colonizing-the-cosmos Iwan Rhys Morus During America’s Gilded Age, the future seemed to pulse with electrical possibility. Iwan Rhys Morus follows the interplanetary safari that is John Jacob Astor’s A Journey in Other Worlds, a high-voltage scientific romance in which visions of… Continue Reading…

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Free Tutorials – How to use Smartphones, Tablets and Computers

Geoff Amor Over the past 12 months Committee member Stewart Gruneklee has started a training program for people struggling with our modern “device centric” lifestyle. With the increasing trend of everything moving to the internet, it is important that all… Continue Reading…

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Online stumble-ons

Some interesting things I’ve stumbled into recently roaming the Internet. Do you know any languages other than English? This site gives an indication of how difficult various languages are to learn. https://thelanguagenerds.com/2019/map-reveals-how-long-takes-to-learn-different-languages/ Apple’s enormous profit margins on iPhones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GZWn5Z1BTY Want to know… Continue Reading…

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Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming?

John Kendall Hawkins, Philosopher, University of New England Sandy Boucher, Lecturer in the Philosophy of Science, University of New England     Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us… Continue Reading…

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From The Editor and President March 2023

Hugh Macdonald David Stonier-Gibson is enjoying a nice jaunt around New Zealand so I’m back in the editor’s chair temporarily. This month, we’ve got a good selection of articles on ChatGPT, space, robots, some little known tips on using Google,… Continue Reading…

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