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Can Our Minds Be Downloaded?
Can Our Minds Be Downloaded?
It’s early morning on New Year’s Day 2075. I’m sitting in my living room with a cup of coffee and watching the snow fall. The fireplace is…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Jan 13
Will We Survive the Asteroid Collision of 2029?
Will We Survive the Asteroid Collision of 2029?
In the 1998 movie Armageddon, NASA discovers a Texas-sized asteroid that will hit the earth in 18 days. The President asks: “What kind of…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Dec 29, 2020
The Twin Paradox:
The Twin Paradox:
How the Universe Slows Down Time
Michael Franzblau PhD
Dec 22, 2020
The Grandfather Paradox:
The Grandfather Paradox:
Why Changing the Past Will Not Alter the Future
Michael Franzblau PhD
Dec 17, 2020
The Looming Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Looming Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In the 1968 film 2001 Space Odyssey, HAL, a sentient computer, goes rogue and attacks its crew. In the 1983 film The Terminator, a…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Nov 30, 2020
Time & the River: The Joys of Biking
Time & the River: The Joys of Biking
My alarm goes off at 6:00 just as the early morning sun floods my bedroom. I check the surface of the Hudson River below my window, and…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Nov 12, 2020
I Want to Hold Your Hand: Regaining the Power of Touch in the Era of COVID-19
I Want to Hold Your Hand: Regaining the Power of Touch in the Era of COVID-19
When I was a child, I loved to hold my mother’s hand as we walked through the streets of Brooklyn. In my teens I held hands with a few…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Nov 4, 2020
Is the Mysterious Power of QI Grounded in Science or Magical Thinking?
Is the Mysterious Power of QI Grounded in Science or Magical Thinking?
According to Chinese philosophy, qi is the force that makes up and binds together all things in the universe.
Michael Franzblau PhD
Oct 29, 2020
The Brain-Computer Interface:
The Brain-Computer Interface:
When Technology Mimics Magic
Michael Franzblau PhD
Oct 21, 2020
The Dawn of Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Bodies
The Dawn of Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Bodies
Many years ago, I asked a psychologist friend what she considered most miraculous about the mind. She smiled, closed her hand and lifted…
Michael Franzblau PhD
Oct 11, 2020
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