Lauren Davis's discussions

Now I can't get the image of a watery eyed rover out of my head. Read more

The phrase "attractive nuisance" comes to mind. Read more

The "more money than you know what to do with" seems to be key here. Wright's empire might have been a fraud, but it was, for a while, an absurdly lucrative one. Read more

Ah, got it. I kept looking at it and thinking "seedling." Read more

I believe it's the mallorn seed Galadriel gave to Sam. Read more

I recall an experiment in which children were told to turn a Furby upside down (which caused the Furby to express panic) and the children very quickly righted the Furby. It was distressing to them to hear the Furby in simulated pain. Read more

Well, as far as I know, you're not meant to empathize with a vibrator, unless I'm very confused about their purpose. Read more

Darling is talking specifically about robots that are designed to evoke an emotional response. I suspect that she has a slightly different angle on this since she works with social robots and has spent time with people who don't fully understand the robot isn't alive. Project that sense five minutes in the future, and… Read more

What I like about Darling's discussion is that we would have a larger body of common law under our belts by the time we got to that question. Perhaps by then we'll also see an overturning of Citizens United. Read more

Oh, I like that idea very much. Pieces of the scenery could come suddenly to life. Read more

The board looks like it includes aspects of his life beyond Bletchley. It will be interesting to see how extensive his biography is in the additional materials. Read more

I agree. That one is far odder than the rest in her gallery, although it makes a weird kind of sense. Read more

Wow, video games are big on destroying the Statue of Liberty. Is she the most popular target, or do other monuments turn up a bunch as well? Read more

I was tempted to put that on the list simply because the Statue played such a huge role, but they went to pains to show that she was okay in the end. (Even if they did leave her lying in the street.) Read more

Nope, there would be underwater transit tunnels that would connect you to the train systems. Read more

Yeah, I wasn't clear on how far Wietrick has gone on the government side of things. Read more

Smallville, Kansas, British Columbia? Read more

Obviously, this guy is on J. Jonah Jameson's payroll. Read more

Ooh. Any thoughts on where Kirk might have gone and lost himself? Read more

I can't wait until we get immersive 3D films of other celestial bodies in the theaters. That's something I would happily pay premium ticket prices to see. Read more