2016 – A Pretty Good Year?

That header, the title above, seems strange to type out and read – saying it and hearing myself say it is even stranger. At this point I have to admit even I’m not sure if I’m being sarcastic or not. But was it really that terrible a year? As horrible as we’re all imagining it?…

CSI: Pokemon GO?

Well so I read a few of these article in quick succession today and the thought that immediately jumped across my mind was: Damn! Pokemon is not only helping save lives but also helping police clear out old cases! Check it out: Pokemon GO player discovers body Woman discovers body while playing ‘Pokémon Go’ Pokemon…

How to be a real-life Mega-villain!

Have you ever wanted your own army? Pondered world domination? Thought that things are pretty fucked up and that you and people like you could probably do a better job than the crappy system that exists in the real world? Well then be at ease and be excited – it’s apparently easier than I had…

HoloDeck, Here We Come!

It’s not secret that I’m a fan of science fiction – but it’s the “why” that most non-fans don’t always understand about fan-atics for the genre like me. Well the truth has many facets including the flexibility and creativity it allows you over a tale set in a contemporary space, but the one that is…

Upgrading your immune system against HIV?

A gene therapy technique developed using mice that ‘upgrades’ the immune system to resist the HIV virus has been successfully trialled in humans. Some people are born with a very rare mutation that protects them from HIV by changing the structure of their immune cells. The therapy involves extracting a sample of HIV patients’ immune…

The never-stop Bullet Train!

I received this in my email today and I have to say that it’s yet another mind-blowing example of an innovation that simultaneously touches the realm of now-obvious practicality and practical efficiency as well as the opposite end of the spectrum, i.e, something out of a science fiction writers dream! It brings to mind this…