Activity for Tom‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Psychology of Long Life I'm writing a novel about a (small) group of people with extraordinarily long lifespans. Now I am wondering on the psychological aspects of that, which has been a side-topic here and there in similar stories, e.g. in the first Highlander movie and to some extent in Dorian Gray. It is generally handw... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	What is the highest possible IQ score (that a perfect AI could score)? As a small part of a SciFi story, a fully developed AI developed by advanced aliens (who think quantum computing is a neat, but outdated technology) happens to visit modern-day Earth. I'm talking about an AI that learns about humanity by reading the Internet. Not some pages, not Wikipedia, the entire... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	Effect of really long-distance cultural relations For a story idea, I'm wondering about the effects that the discovery of another intelligent species without FTL travel would have. If we discovered another species much like ours, 50-100 light years away, how would we interact with them? Obviously, radio waves would be a first, but what is the physi... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Consequences of Portal-Travel I'm throwing around a rough concept in my head and wonder which effect it would have on the present world. How would the world as we know it change if this technology were invented (and nothing else changed)? Imagine that we discover a way to build portals through space that connect distance points ... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago