Activity for guido‭

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Question	—	What kind of/How a secret language could be developed in middle ages by a secret society? 1350 AD. A secret society is recruiting adepts in Rome, Florence, Paris, Wien, Prague and London; well-educated people in high ranks of nobility, catholic church, engineers, professors and knights. Given at that time Latin was used as formal/common language and cryptography was still relegated to mil... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	What natural or human-induced disaster could bring to a scenario like in McCarthy's "The Road'? This post-apocalyptic environment, as narrated in the book, depicts a world where most if not all animal life has been abruptly killed, and similarly most vegetation burned out. After the disaster, the world is left full of ash and fog, and turned cold. What kind of disaster can cause such an envir... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	How would the road network change, after all cars are self-driving? In a future where all cars and public services are self-driving the way, I am assuming traffic congestion would be seriously limited, if not removed completely, because the road network would also have a companion communication network between vehicles, allowing the implementation of some optimal ban... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Question	—	Entertainment for AI Think of HAL9000 playing a chess game with Frank Pool: Thank you for a very enjoyable game. Would that have been literally enjoyable? In a world where A.I. exists, as depicted in this kind of science-based sci-fi, would entertainment exist as well for these sentient entities? Can you think of ... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Question	—	What kind of event, if any, would knock the moon off its orbit, without destroying it? I am recalling the Space:1999 nuclear waste containment explosion; this has been criticized because such an explosion would have actually destroyed the moon. I am curious for events that could happen directly on the moon, or elsewhere, and the natural effects that would impact the moon as well. Als... (more)	—	about 10 years ago
Question	—	Difference between single-coin vs multi-coin currencies In the real world — I am from Europe — I often hear and participate in discussions about how printing a paper 2 Euro note would have an impact on micro-economy, i.e. how it would make people less psychologically prone to spend such a hypothetical note instead of the equally-valued real co... (more)	—	about 10 years ago