Tag Archives: space

Minority Report war-policing: the rush to secure time

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

The Hollywood film Minority Report, staring Tom Cruise, explores a world in which the  police are able to accurately predict, and stop, a crime before it is committed. The conceit throws up all kinds of interesting philosophical questions of course, … Continue reading →

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The Final Frontier: Garrisoning Outer Space

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

Much like the vast oceans that cover our planet, outer space is a similarly uninhabitable environment. Without artificial life support machines and impermeable materials, humans would either drown in the water, or suffocate in the hollow. And yet these expanses … Continue reading →

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A Deadly Atmosphere: The Emerging Dronification of Space

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Imperial Information Gathering In one of the most chilling and prescient accounts of the future of drone warfare I have come across in a while, Alfred McCoy, author of Endless Empire: Spain’s Retreat, Europe’s Eclipse, America’s Decline?, and a history professor at the … Continue reading →

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