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Stephen Hawking Talks Donald Trump, Future Of Humans Via Hologram

International Business Times

Stephen Hawking made an appearance in Hong Kong to discuss President Donald Trump and Brexit and he did it without having to travel anywhere. The Brief History of Time author, cosmologist and Cambridge professor appeared to the audience of hundreds at an "Evening with Stephen Hawking" event on Friday as a "HumaGram," or human hologram, to deliver his remarks, according to the Independent. The HumaGram is 3D interactive holographic technology developed by the company ARHT Media. The technology can be used life or can be prerecorded and is then only visible to audience members wearing a special pair of glasses. Hawking, who has ALS, used his speech aiding computer to discuss Donald Trump and Brexit saying that between the two, "we are witnessing a global revolt against experts," according to the Independent.


Japan set to 'reanimate' novelist Soseki Natsume as a ROBOT

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Japan's most famous novelist is set to return to his alma mater and teach -100 years after his death. Soseki Natsume is being recreated as an android by Nishogakusha University Graduate School, and will be programmed to read material out loud and give lectures. Created in a sitting posture, the robot will be 130 centimeters high and built using 3D scans of a death mask and vintage photos. Soseki Natsume is being recreated into an android by Nishogakusha University Graduate School, which will be programmed to read out material and give lectures. Students from Nishogakusha University Graduate School plan to explore Nastume's life and gather information regarding his physical appearance and size for a closely accurate robot, which they have been granted access to a large college of photos and works by the major newspaper Asahi Shumbun – a former employer of Nastume, reports RocketNews24.