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By: The Irvken Experience » Mentifex has not gone away

The Irvken Experience » Mentifex has not gone away — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:50:29 +0000

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By: A Random Number and Neuroscience

A Random Number and Neuroscience — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:40:09 +0000

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By: Alex McLin

Alex McLin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:51:21 +0000

P.S. I know I’ve already missed the deadline but I still wanted to add my comment to the thread.

By: Alex McLin

Alex McLin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:50:01 +0000

I’m curious how much of your original work in Nanosystems, you feel is now outdated or unrealistic?

One common vision many people had was of swarms of self-replicating diamond robots transforming everything in sight. Subsequent work since have shown that vision to be unlikely, along with other fantastical ideas. Do you now see nanotechnology as something more mundane or it continue to hold awe for you?

What are you thoughts on the likelihood of a functional nanofactory becoming a reality in the next 10-15 years?

I’m glad to see you blogging and posting ideas and reviews on the current state of the art in the field!

By: Jim McCabe

Jim McCabe — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:19:14 +0000

Professor Drexler,
It is both an honor and a pleasure to add to your blog. My university education in the sixties started inauspiciously as far as “Science” was concerned. In my first Physics lab we were told, by a massive, red cloaked Russian Jesuit, that since Architects had “small or no brains at all” (apologies to AAMilne), we would learn “Physics for Architects”. It was downhill from there for Science – who would think that building designers would need to understand materials?
Fortunately I had started reading Science Fiction at a tender age which ultimately led me to Michael Gross, Steven Hawking, Ray Kurzweil and “Engines of Creation”. My brain is slightly larger now and I understand the context, if not the nuts and bolts, of these amazing comments from amazing people.
Thank you so much for sharing with us. We Architects really need “smart” materials as soon as possible!

Best regards,
Jim

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:18:54 +0000

Speaking as a science-fiction type, I’d absolutely love hearing about how you – and other authorities in various fields – have been influenced by science fiction, and possibly how often you find reason to slap your forehead when some layperson who takes science fiction too seriously and starts enquiring about ‘Grey Goo’.

By: Mark O'Leary

Mark O'Leary — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:44:17 +0000

First, I commend you for creating this blog!
Getting in late on this thread, I would only add that I would like to know a bit about your experience as a pioneer of a radical new concept.
From the outside it appears you have travelled a personally tough road.

By: Comments on Comments

Comments on Comments — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:43:17 +0000

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