The films “The Matrix”, “The Truman Show”, and “Room” seem to have one thing in common: they’re all various takes on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In the allegory, people are imprisoned in a cave for most of their lives, forced to face the cave’s wall. They only know of objects through shadows projected by people from behind a raised platform. Plato supposes they might struggle accepting reality from beyond the cave and that they would have a lifetime of learning to live in this new “reality”. Read full article here
Technology
The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here
Merv
January 27, 2023
