Summary: Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator, Blade Runner, Total Recall, The Matrix, and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRASummary: Paul Rothemund folds DNA into shapes and patterns that look almost decorative to the average viewer. But his process is much more than microscopic origami - it carries vast implications for science and technology, and may one day allow scientists to create tiny self-assembling machines. In this TEDTalk, Rothemund lays out in clear, abundant detail the immense promise of DNA folding for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008