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Missile carrying drone (A  remote-controlled pilot-less aircraft.) I came across an article about unmanned aircraft which will fight our future wars.  These fighters can fly at speeds that would make a person unconscious due to the tremendous gravitational forces.  These planes will not require a cockpit with oxygen and escape hatch.  They will be controlled by a human the way drones are now controlled. What scares me is the ability to manufacture fighters with artificial intelligence. (The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.) These planes would make decisions and take action on their own without human control.  They are called Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) Eventually they will be able to outwit their human creators; the way Artificial Intelligence can now beat a human at chess. Navy X-47

My last post was about "Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History". This video is about the men.

Young Woman Holding a Mirror by Giovanni Bellini Date  of Creation: 1515 This video shows how women with full figures (considered overweight by many) were often regarded as having the ideal shape in their time.  An example of the opposite was the extremely skinny shape of the model Twiggy. The descriptions in this video are difficult to read because of the white print on a light background. The speed of the film is a little too fast.  It may be good to stop the video every so often so you can read the descriptions.

Here is a video of an eagle in flight with a camera strapped to its back. This is truly amazing! There are more videos on YouTube.

About 7 months old (9/4/14); he's excited by his new ability. Their dog Arctic gets into the picture. His dad, Ryan stands by ready to catch Miles if he falls.  His mom, Laurissa takes the pictures.   

Here's a good site for quickly looking over historical events.  I was never a good student of history.  It just wasn't that exciting for me. But this site interests me because it's brief and to the point. Link:     Macrohistory - World History