'I don't want 'Star Wars' to be a robot documentary, but it's definitely not how you would do it.'
Space.com: What are the goals of your"Science Fiction, Science Fact" articles?With my innovative teaching, I use science fiction as case studies, and that helps students see a more complex ecosystem than just worrying about a particular algorithm and to think bigger about timed systems principles. For things that we can't yet do with AI, we've seen some explorations of that in science fiction, and sometimes, it's not even vaguely correct.
Space.com: What are your particular associations with"Star Wars" and early gateway into science fiction?For the first book I read that wasn't like a McGuffey Reader or"See Dick and Jane" stuff, I had snuck in and got my dad's copy of"The Green Hills of Earth" anthology, by Robert Heinlein. It was game on! I consider myself, to this day, a Heinlein babe.
Space.com: Does"Star Wars" get a pass for its impractical and unrealistic robot design, since it's supposed to be set in a fictional past?I put"Star Wars" into the best of the B-movie serials of the '30s and '40s. I'm not looking for any fidelity in anything technical with this. The only thing we're missing is"Flash Gordon" and Emperor Ming.
Space.com: Are you able to watch"Star Wars" shows without your professor's hat on as pure entertainment, or do you analyze every misplaced servomotor?Oh, heck yes; it's so wonderful."The Mandalorian" was so good. More Baby Yoda! And IG-11 is totally unrealistic in almost every possible dimension there is, but what a great story arc.
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