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Illustration: TRG Reality; Photo: Michael Sugrue
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In the early 21st century, adults squared off against precocious fifth-graders. Skip forward to 2030 and the competition gets even fiercer. Are You Smarter Than the Monolith? pits human against humanoid robot against omniscient cuboid. And it’s hosted by former American sweetheart Chad Michael Murray.
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His legacy lives at the Baseball Hall of Fame, but the rest of Ted Williams rests in a subzero-chilled cylinder at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation. By 2030, bioengineers may figure out how to reanimate the home run hero.
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The Monolith catalyzed a sharp evolutionary shift for earthlings, but the drab-looking slab’s omniscience is unsurpassable.
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Honda calls its little guy “the world’s most advanced humanoid robot.” Early bulky versions of ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovation MObility) can jog, hold hands, and recognize faces. What to expect from their descendants: slimmed-down bodies and pumped-up thinking caps.
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Trigger-happy Rex has dug himself into a $48,000 hole. Humble thyself, human.
