Pentagon Project Aims to be RoboCop Reality

The Pentagon's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is seeking contractors to make robots that can hunt down noncooperative humans. Scott Thill reports on these developments for Alternet, gets comments from the ACLU and various University professors."Are Pentagon...

Monopoly Movie Takes Board Games to Big Screen

Ridley Scott, acclaimed director of classic films like "Blade Runner", is taking on a decidedly different project: producing (and possibly directing) a movie based on the Monopoly board game. "Ridley Scott will...

Sean Young to Enter Rehab After DGA Heckling

A couple of months ago, I finally saw Blade Runner the way it was meant to be seen -- on the big screen. I know, I know, I'm a quarter century late, but it was part of Ridley Scott's re-released 'Extended Final...

From Darpa’s insect cyborgs to Israel disrupting Syria’s radar

 The future is here with insect cyborg and the bioengineering of human cyborgs. "   Darpa hatches plan for insect cyborgs to fly reconnaissance, (10/03/2007)….”Cyborg insects with embedded...

Ridley Scott's expanded 5-disc Blade Runner set is nigh; plus, sequel?

"The mother of all Blade Runner versions is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Also, as reported at Moviehole, Ridley Scott is mulling a sequel to BR. I have only one request of Mr. Scott..."

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