The Skeptics Guide #910 - Dec 17 2022
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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Genetic Engineering - The Origins of the Word Robotics
The first time the word robot was used was by this Czech playwright. In 1951 Jack Williams' novel, Dragons Island, featured a mutation lab filled with some sort of apparatus for genetic engineering. Zero gravity, zero G started in sci-fi all the way back in 1938 from comic book artist Binder.
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