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That’s how deep tech will move forward: imperfect plans + eclectic teams, willing to adapt.
But no single discipline has the answers. Ecosystems are advanced by collisions of physicists, linguists, psychologists, engineers, writers.
And maybe that’s not so wrong. When precedent fails — in quantum, bio, or space — imagination fills the gap. Fiction expands the solution space.
But the real kicker? The entire alien-encounter plan was written years earlier… by a psychologist who borrowed it from Asimov & Rod Serling. Translation: humanity’s “protocol” for first contact came from fiction.
In Sphere, a team of scientists descends to a spacecraft at the bottom of the Pacific. Inside: a flawless golden orb. Their darkest fears become reality.
What can a 90s Crichton flick about a golden orb teach us about #deeptech?
In Sphere, the “official alien protocol” wasn’t built on #science — it was lifted from Asimov & Serling.
When precedent fails, we lean on imagination. That’s also how deep tech ecosystems are built.
Entangled histories: women in quantum physics
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This week's quantum research in The Daily Qubit:
⚇ Safer robots – predicting positions w/ 15% less error
⚇ Astronaut protection – quantum algorithms identify shielding materials
⚇ Quantum networks operational in real-world conditions
One wrong choice in radiation shielding could turn a Mars mission into a one-way trip.