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Terrorists are targeting nanotechnology labs with mail bombs, claiming that they fear the rise of nanocyborgs. Their claims may be ridiculous and their methods reprehensible, but that doesn't mean their fears aren't shared by millions. What scientific project or technology are you most worried will destroy the world? Take our poll. More »
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Does science fiction appeal mainly to audiences who are ignorant about how technology works? That seems to be the message from creators of some of TV's most innovative science fiction, who talked to Variety about why viewers are hot for tech-centric shows. Some of last seasons's best new shows were about technology run amok (Chuck, Sarah Connor Chronicles); next season's Battlestar spinoff Caprica, plus JJ Abrams' Fringe and Ron Moore's Virtuality promise more. Though scifi has historically been deemed the purview of techie geeks, creators from many of these shows agreed that people are fascinated by them because they find technology (and especially computers) terrifyingly incomprehensible. More »
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