Activity for Amadeus‭

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Answer	—	A: What are the feasible means of keeping a space station existing and operational for thousands of years? You have solar power, I presume you have reasonably intelligent robots, the solution is to take a clue from biology: Constantly, whether it is needed or not, replace every molecule of the space station with newly fabricated parts, smelt down the old parts, bring in new steel or whatever from asteroid... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is it possible to have a Society to evolve into a industrial age society without discovering gunpowder Yet another alternative is to have a weapon more effective than primitive guns. Remember the first guns were muzzle loaded balls with a packet of gunpowder, the barrels were not rifled to create spin so the guns were wildly inaccurate. The parts were not interchangeable, either, a broken gun meant ma... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Time travel and random events I think it is fair to assume that the more time there is before a random event, the more likely it is the random event will turn out differently. Why? Because the world is governed by Quantum Mechanics; and we supposedly have proof (with various New Scientist articles as my source) that quantum even... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Why don't future civilizations develop their A.I. to integrate with biology so they can make a sustainable world? I work in the AI field. The fictional shows are not realistic, the authors do that for the sake of creating a powerful enemy that seems unstoppable, so the puny humans can be heroic in the eyes of the audience. (The same goes for nearly all alien invasion scenarios, but I will stick with AI.) That a... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to evolve purely pacifist intelligence How about "The Meek Inherit The Earth"? They could be the only large animal species left on their planet; so they eat plants and invertebrates like worms. There were aggressive species at one time, but recall how dinosaurs on Earth came to the end, but the ancestor of us humans survived: All the big ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: What evolutionary history would support Neophobic sapience Basically I agree with @Kys; but will expand a bit: Intelligence (with or without sapience) is effectively the ability to learn predictive patterns. Whether they predict the future, or the unknown past. Although predicting the future (whether it is one second, one minute, or billions of years from ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Tentacles as "hands" A) Consider the human tongue; a long boneless appendage, muscular, that (in some people) can manipulate finely enough to tie a knot in string (perhaps holding one end in the teeth, I don't know). B) Consider the nose of the elephant; the tip is bifurcated and can be manipulated by the elephant like ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: A disease with an incubation time of 18 years kills all adults after its "timer" goes off. How can I keep it from affecting those under 18? I'd say, kill some small percentage of the children, too, like 20%: Say any and all women that are pregnant when they are first exposed to the disease, pass it on to their fetus; but the immune system between the mother and the fetus is mediated by the placenta and other mechanisms (e.g. the bloodtyp... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Discovering an AI in a human body There is only one possible route; which I will describe below, but otherwise your conditions make the task impossible; unless "largely indistinguishable" means "difficult but not impossible" to distinguish. If they are smarter than humans and think they are human, then they think most humans are pret... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: What effects would a change in the nature of human sexuality have on society and infrastructure There is plenty of material in the earlier answers to make them nearly comprehensive; so while I agree with those earlier answers, I will only expand on a devil's advocate view for the fun of it: For women, due to both sexual dimorphism and having to bear all the burdens of pregnancy, these urges (i... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Valuable minerals near dormant volcanoes I know you (the OP) have settled on commercial reasons; but in reading the setup I imagine privacy and/or military advantage could be at stake. The inhospitable environment make for a natural "moat" around the city; difficult to attack by surprise and defensible. The nature of the city makes it an oa... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Could intelligent life on Earth have been seeded by precursor aliens? To answer the question directly; I don't think it is possible "intelligence" was "brought" by anything; as an earlier answer details, the evidence is overwhelming that intelligence arose slowly over hundreds of millions of years. Our neurons are not functionally different than the million found in a ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to realistically build a time machine? If you want a "realistic" time travel "anyone" could plausibly do, you will have to look at the gaps in modern physics. New Scientist magazine (out of the UK) recently listed 11 things modern physics cannot explain; including the inflation necessary for a Big Bang, particle entanglement, how the forc... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Noticing visitors to our galaxy As mentioned; we already know there are rogue planets and possibly even black holes out there. Is the fleet in question cover an area the size of Jupiter? Why wouldn't the better explanation be that these red giants have large planets orbiting them, with total orbit duration > 100 years? We already... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Effect of two moons on wildlife Obviously you need stable orbits long enough for evolutionary forces to take effect (millions of years), but clearly that could be possible with a large moon and some smaller moons; to emphasize the difference it makes in tidal patterns. That said, always presume the wildlife will adapt to take advan... (more)	—	over 7 years ago

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