Robots to replace sex workers?
A Japanese inventor has announced the world’s first brothel staffed completely by robots. Recent press reports have made much of the possibility of robots taking over more and more jobs from human beings. Despite its inevitability, there has been little discussion of the opportunity and impact of replacing sex workers with robots. So when I […]
The Unstoppable Advance of the Mediocrity Movement
It is the social movement that seems unstoppable to the frustration of governments and corporations around the world. The internet and various forms of social media are playing a critical role in the viral takeoff of this trend-setting movement. “We in the Mediocrity Movement celebrate being average” says Harry Lee on a flying visit to […]
Car Lock Anxiety Disorder (CLAD)
Once the preserve of the truly neurotic, this particular anxiety is going mainstream and impacting more and more of the population. You can see it everywhere. A person walks away from their parked car and then some way down the road suddenly turns for another check with their remote control that the car is […]
Professor of the Unknown
In a world first, a British university has created a Professorship of the Unknown. Situated in the Science and Engineering Faculty of Redhill University, the purpose of the professorship will be to “advance mankind’s understanding of the Unknowns and the Unknowable,” according to the university’s press release. The Dean of Redhill University announced, “I congratulate […]