Could a Dead Heart Save Your Life?
Surgeons say they have performed the first transplant using a ‘dead’ heart. Could this fill the deficit of donor hearts? In October 2014, multiple headlines reported that a heart had stopped beating and been revived, before being transplanted into a living recipient. Scientists in Australia told the story of how they had transplanted the ‘dead’…
Scientists Are Turning Their Backs on Algorithms Inspired By Nature
While computers are poor at creativity, they are adept at crunching through vast numbers of solutions to modern problems where there are numerous complex variables at play. Take the question of finding the best delivery plan for a distribution company – where best to begin? How many vehicles? Which stretches of road need to be…
ABC’s The Whispers Entirely Misses The Point Of Ray Bradbury’s Story
ABC’s latest science fiction drama, The Whispers, is loosely based on a short story by Ray Bradbury. But as our guest recapper — author Ellen Kushner (Swordspoint) — explains, this formulaic horror/procedural show misses what’s great about Bradbury’s original tale. Spoilers ahead… I cannot believe I let Charlie Jane talk me into doing a Recap…
