George Clemons

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  • Police Violate Azimov’s Laws with Killer Robot

    Last Thursday night as my children were getting ready for bed, 23.5 miles away from my home, Dallas police killed a man. This man, Micah Johnson, killed five policemen and was threatening to kill more. We were horrified. My father was a police officer. He worked narcotics and our nightmare was that he would not come home…

  • R.I.P. Alvin Toffler

    One of the books that most influenced the direction of my life was Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. Alvin died June 27, 2016. I read Future Shock in 1979, when I was a young man. The primary premise was to describe the condition of people and entire societies when they are stressed by rapid change.…

  • The Internet of Touch

    My oldest son is named Kirk. His nickname growing up as you can imagine was “Captain.” I know that I did this to him, but it’s because I’m such a fan of Star Trek! Many of the technologies highlighted on the show over the years were more fantasy-based than science fiction. Technologies like faster-than-light travel,…