Surprising Science — March 24, 2011 What Will Happen When Cars Drive Themselves? Peter H. Diamandis Copy a link to the article entitled http://What%20Will%20Happen%20When%20Cars%20Drive%20Themselves? Share What Will Happen When Cars Drive Themselves? on Facebook Share What Will Happen When Cars Drive Themselves? on Twitter Share What Will Happen When Cars Drive Themselves? on LinkedIn In 100 years, people will look back and say, “People used to drive their cars? Are they insane?”
Starts With A Bang The quantum reason why neutral atoms first formed If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.
Hard Science Some earthquakes last for seconds, others for minutes — and a few for decades What do you call it when the Earth shakes for three decades?
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The Present The “maritime Indiana Jones” who salvages shipwrecks now wants to tow icebergs Simple physics makes hauling vast ice chunks thousands of miles fiendishly difficult — but not impossible.
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