Posts by Katy Kelly

    They’re hidden in plain sight. They’re shopping at our grocery stores, eating at our restaurants, going to our movie theaters, and walking in our parks. They’re our friends, family members, neighbors, and teachers.   Humans without pulses.   Humans who control bionic limbs with their minds.   Humans with additional senses, who can…

Ever watched a sci-fi movie and seen some awesome technology that you felt like you just HAD to have? Well, many of today’s top scientists and engineers have felt the same way. And for some of them, seeing something on the screen was just the inspiration they needed to dedicate their lives to building it…

We’ve all heard about Elon Musk’s work toward perfecting Neural Lace. In theory, Neural Lace is an artificial implant that is placed in the brain that, upon the brain tissues healing around the Lace, becomes incorporated to the brain tissue. It encourages new brain growth through a not-yet understood process, and is being studied as…

In the middle of the 1960s, when at-home technology meant a color television, a vacuum cleaner, and maybe an automated dishwasher, “Star Trek” presented us a world of interstellar travel, advanced artificial intelligence, teleportation, and, of course, phasers. With entertainment like that, it’s no wonder that Trekkies grew up to become some of today’s greatest…