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Writing Prompt #1 by Molly McBryde Over the years, technology has become much more significant to society. Humans are constantly developing new software and coming up with new advancements to help the world in several aspects. One way technology is helping the world is in our jobs. Robots are replacing humans on assembly lines, in checkout services, and in our daily conversations over the phone. Automation is seen as a sign of progress when in reality it is only choking the people of…

SeSe Nguyen LaChance Some changes are reversible, but others have consequences so irremediable that the past will cease to exist in any form but memories. With the looming presence of technology in today’s world, it is nearly impossible to evade its existence in everyday life. Although it is easy to dismiss the ramifications of technological advancements, lives have changed drastically, as well as interactions with the natural world. As illustrated by E.E Cummings’ poem “XIV,” more commonly…

King Arthur is a legendary. He is a British leader. He became King by pulling a sword out of a rock. All over the world lots of strong men went to pull the sword out of the stone but they couldn't pull it out. Then one day Arthur went to pull it out and he did. This was one myth the other one is the "Lady in the lake". It is when Arthur went to pull out the sword the lady in the lake helped Arthur pull the sword out. The word “chivalry” connected to the Knights of the Round…

Robotics is one of the most popular fields of science. In the last century there have been many advances in the field of robotics that is been able to improve humans’ everyday lives. As the field advances the physical features of robots have started resembling humans, and robots have the capability to perform simple human activities. The programming behind many robots also resembles the working of the human brain. With robots becoming more like humans and performing like humans the fear and the…

To start off, I am not entirely the biggest sci fi enthusiast. I know nothing about pop culture or aliens and such. I think this is why I am so intrigued by Ready Player One already. It has a simple plot yet is filled with so many hidden complexities I have yet to learn about. Some parts of the book might as well be in a different language: Middle Earth. Vulcan. Pern. Arrakis. Magrathea. Ringworld. I have no idea what these foreign words mean so, I am constantly looking references up and…

Lao tzu was a native of Ch’u which is a Honan Province. He lived in the fourth century B.C. although it is debated depending of dates of his and Confucius’ writings. He was nearly twenty years older than Confucius, who supposedly visited him once to discuss philosophy with him even though their teachings were a bit contrary. Lao tzu is known to have written the Tao Te Ching, what is seen as a sort of bible of Taoism. The book consists of slightly more than 5000 Chinese characters, and it is…

As robots become an ever-increasing component in our lives, their importance depends greatly on how they can socially interact with people. Likeability with the general population has now become a crucial design factor in the manufacturing of android robots. Reports of negative reactions involving humans and robots has led to the supposed existence of an ‘Uncanny Valley,’ a range in human perception where “imperfect human-likeness provokes dislike” (Mathur & Reichling, 2015). Past studies…

other horrible situations that full fill our world, probably we would invade somewhere else to evade the problem like in the movie. However, the movie is turning things were a robot has more conscious that we. Robots do not have feelings, not even artificial intelligence has made that possible. The development of technology has led to many new things, either negative of positive, although robots will not be saving the world if we humans, the only ones with the capacity to reason, do not do it.…

NURS 6303 Health Care Issues and Policy Critical Analysis #2 Adrieanna D. Cox March 27, 2017 Arkansas State University The aim of the article “After the DNR: Surrogates who persist in requesting cardiopulmonary resuscitation” is to examine the roles that physicians play in end of life care along with surrogates who insist that their loved ones receive CPR even if the patient’s treatment team does not see such treatment as beneficial to the patients care. The authors found that…

and maybe, this time, he’ll be back with our Artificial Intelligence breakthrough. John McCarthy, which coined this term, defines AI as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines." The idea of an Artificial Intelligence have been circulating around in history since the ancient Greeks; stories of Talos, and the bronze robot Hephaestus up until Steve Job’s Macbook said “Hello”. Many arguments have sprung throughout time against Artificial Intelligence, and we can find much…