This Week in the Future, November 23-26, 2009: Thanksgiving Special

Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 12:21 in Mathematics & Economics

Leave a comment to win a TWITF t-shirt! There's a lot to be thankful for in the future. Gather 'round the table, all you Navy Sea Lions, Jazz Bots, Star Wars enthusiasts and ethical scientists. Today is a day for futuristic feasting. (Get the details, and win the t-shirt, after the jump). What a wonderful Thanksgiving week it's been here on PopSci.com, and what a fascinating future lies before us: Appetizer: Sea lions help the U.S. Navy sweep mines and cuff enemy divers. Side dishes (with a healthy portion of lively table conversation/political debate): Scientists denounce IBM's cat-brain computer as an unethical hoax. Everybody loves the turkey: Improvising jazz-bot jams with its human counterparts (yep, we've got video!). Dessert: An engineer takes his cue from Star Wars in solving a little violent elephant problem. Wasn't that just delicious? Love our graphic? Win this t-shirt! Leave a comment (any comment) to put your name...

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