This episode can be given points for concept and for being an effortlessly tearjerker. The episode was able to maintain a good balance between sci-fi and sentiments. The technology represented in the episode involves setting up a future for a widow where they can still experience their late husband’s personality. The personality aggregated and… Continue reading REVIEW TIME: BLACK MIRROR | ‘Be Right Back’ Gives us a Fresh Perspective on Human Cloning and its Related Cons

This Black Mirror episode, “Arkangel” is named after the implanted chip technology that makes it possible for parents to track and monitor their children. The interesting thing, and what sets this technology apart from the rest of the tracking devices is that it provides a visual display of the visions of the child as well.… Continue reading REVIEW TIME: BLACK MIRROR | ‘Arkangel’ Shakes Up our Faith in Everything that we Know About Privacy and Consent

Black Mirror took their sci-fi storytelling a notch up in their recent season by including in the new season a story of an unlikely, virtual love. It revolved around the possiblity of getting tranquilized by the influence of technology and getting transported to to a fascinatingly real world and living it as almost true. The… Continue reading REVIEW TIME: BLACK MIRROR | ‘Striking Vipers’ Leaves the Audience Aghast with Cringy Details Concerning Virtual Reality

The Ted Talk, “Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known” discusses how to leap into a discovery or an invention which makes an impact. It discusses how geniuses were able to make groundbreaking achievements. Asking the right questions is almost half of the solution. Next to that is having a great conceptual… Continue reading TED TALK: Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known

In this Ted Talk, Simone talks about “Why you should make useless things”. Seeing a problem and inventing some or any sort of solution to it is your first step towards making a difference. One does not necessarily have to be an engineer for it.  The speaker stressed on how the key is to notice… Continue reading TED TALK: Why you should make useless things

The TedTalk, “How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas” talks about boredom leading to creativity. A working mom of a toddler recounts her “at home days” with her newborn where she talks about the contrasts between the two worlds she has lived in. Being a journalist, she talks about how time-sensitive and highly… Continue reading TED TALK: How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas