Word: frankenstein
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...Internet is our Frankenstein: it is the product of our own hands, yet we are unsure of how and whether we can control it. It fascinates us, simultaneously awing and frightening us with its tremendous power. It heralds a new age of information and allows virtually unrestrained communication. But will it, if unregulated, destroy our values...
...have before us Pygmalion's Galatea or Frankenstein's monster...
...computer did not create itself, nor did a single Frankenstein craft it in secrecy. Instead, the computer has been a collective effort over years. Deep Blue is a composite of many individuals, no single one of whom could hold the information or chess power it has. Perhaps this is a victory for society, demonstrating that the collective effort of a group of people is always stronger than the power of one person, however brilliant...
...arctic frontier, the U.S. Congress stands poised to allow oil exploration of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, something a soon-to-be-released Interior Department report says would cause "irreparable harm." There is a monster lurking in the frigid reaches of the north, and it is not Frankenstein's. It is our legacy of environmental destruction. GEOFFREY RAPP Cambridge, Massachusetts...
...Like Dr. Frankenstein, Ward is tempted to resurrect a dead person--his grandfather--with necromancy, strange experiments, and witchcraft. The play follows the series of supernatural experiences which befall Ward (John Peitso) as he works towards his goal...