Interstellar Part 1: monoculture farming, robot locomotion, and Kip Thorne

Published: May 17, 2016, 7 a.m.

b'Memories of Carl Sagan\\u2019s Contact \\n\\n

Kip Thorne does movie science again. Carl Sagan\\u2019s Contact. Mathew McConaughey plays two opposing roles.

\\n\\n Corn, Corn, and Corn \\n\\n

Monocultures. Blight. We talk about anthropogenic climate change even though it isn\\u2019t mentioned in the film. Reduced population. Governments.

\\n\\n Explorers and Pioneers \\n\\n

Scientific mindset. Humanity\\u2019s will to expand. Good science parenting.

\\n\\n Robots \\n\\n

TARS. 2001. Humor settings and the best robot locomotion.

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