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Fictional Town "Eureka" To Become Real?
Zarath writes "The fictional town of Eureka (from the TV series by the same name) is going to potentially become a real life town as the University of Queensland, in Australia, plans to build a multibillion-dollar 'brain city' dedicated to science and research. The city, hoping to hold at least 10,000 people, is looking to attract 4,500 of the brightest scientists from around the world to live and work there. The city is planned to be built west of the city of Brisbane, in Queensland. While not funded by the Department of Defense (like the [city of the] TV series), the potential for such a community is very interesting and exciting."
Fictional Town "Eureka" to Becomes Real?
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My work here is dung.
A town entirely full of science geeks ?
Well, at least they shouldn't expect a very high birth rate...
"Sufficiently advanced satire is indistinguishable from reality." - [Tips: 1DrYakQDKCQ6y52z6QbnkxHXAocMZJE61o ]
Sounds like funs!
The city is planned to be built west of the city of Brisbane, in Queensland.
Instead of building it west of Brisbane, they should build it east of Brisbane, where they can be free from outside influence.
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
I'd be betting on Los Alamos should the two ever go head to head.
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It's not a typo in the headline, it was submitted by "Tokey" from Metalocalypse.
...and let scientist do research in any field they want without goverment intervention. What could go wrong?
I thought nerds preferred the cold dark of their parents basements or garages, to any kind of socialization?
Didn't you read the summary? They're "looking to attract 4,500 of the brightest scientists from around the world" for a city that's supposed "to hold at least 10,000 people". So obviously they're accounting for all the parents as well.
#DeleteChrome
No, Silicon Valley is where we send all the losers who think that they're geniuses.
Funny, I thought that phrase was better used for romantic advances...
I'd be betting on Los Alamos should the two ever go head to head.
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Your signature here is very informative because I assume the 't' stands for thermonuclear.
Wait, wasn't this a castle, and not a city? I don't recall those muppets as being exceptionally brilliant. Most scientists don't have magical worldviews, either.
...keep all of our best and brightest in one location. What could possibly go wrong?
When the oil runs out, they'll be kicking the asses of the marauding biker gangs with their soy-powered roadsters?
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Two of the smartest people I have ever met married and began cranking out kids. They now have one of the biggest collection of marginal morons you have ever seen. Nice kids, yes. Well behaved kids, yes. But they don't have the sense God gave a herd of cows. All I can figure is that the parents IQ waves were 180 degrees out of phase. Either that, or they are putting on one helluva show when company is around.
Why, without your clothes, you're naked, Miss Dudley!
Not only that, nearly everything down there is poisonous. Spiders that will kill you as soon as look at you. Spiders bigger than your head eating birds. Many of the top 10 venomous snakes are Australian. They have deadly jellyfish, octopus, they even have a venomous mammal. And if all that weren't enough, they imported a poisonous toad!
Would intelligent people move to Australia?
I keed I keed. Sort of. Still, those spiders really give me the willies. Giant orb, huntsman, funnelweb, red back, white tail... *shudder*
I thought they all worked at the Apple Stores.
"But this one goes to 11!"
I thought, we call it "Silicon Valley" — and it didn't need government sponsorship to come into being...
Hmm, I think you're forgetting that if you trace back further Silicon Valley has connections with the Space and Military programs - here and here. I think I'd conclude that there's a complex set of influences favoring the creation of Silicon Valley.
But, hey, don't let me get in the way of a good "private industry is inherently more efficient" fantasy...
If you think back further, apple orchards started silicon valley.
-Taylor
Worldwide Military budgets: $2100 billion. Worldwide Space Exploration budgets: $38 billion. Really, world? Really?
Not that lack of legs to stand on has stopped them in the past. Gore invented the internet and now we find out thatMcCain invented the Blackberry!
McCain invented fire.
McCain invented fire
You know that story .. the one that begins with "In the beginning, there was..."
These are not the actions of normal people.
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
If I had mod points... I would kiss you...
Hey that's simply not true! I'm in Australia and have never heard anything about this so-called censorship.