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when movies lose all sense of plausibility
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when movies lose all sense of plausibility

Thankfully for us, the future Repo Men imagines is very unlikely to happen, which makes it difficult to take its parable seriously.

dissecting the sentient robots of modern sci-fi
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dissecting the sentient robots of modern sci-fi

In order to make their cinematic universe work, the creators of The Matrix had to make their robots invulnerable. In reality, they wouldn't have won the war against humans.

downloading your mind the natural way
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downloading your mind the natural way

Avatar is an accidental tale of Singularitarian transhumanism with an environmentalist twist.

attack of the giant killer robots from uruguay
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attack of the giant killer robots from uruguay

Far be it from me to offer design advice to giant killer robot builders, but that's exactly what I'm going to do.

false controversies and evolution in the u.s.
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false controversies and evolution in the u.s.

A filmmaker trying to kick-start a controversy to market a biographical movie about Charles Darwin is finding it hard to get attention. But why?

your entertainment, now with more science
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your entertainment, now with more science

Hollywood is trying to make movies a little more scientifically plausible by asking real scientists for advice.

plausible? in what reality?
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plausible? in what reality?

When you use the word "plausible" when talking about movies, make sure it means what you think it means.

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