Optimality - The biologist's tricorder
2001; Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1797-2450
Autores Tópico(s)Philosophy and History of Science
ResumoThe medical officers of Star Trek use a mysterious device called a tricorder to diagnose the condition of their patients. Unlike other sciencefictional technologies aboard Starfleet ships, we are never offered an explanation for the science behind this one. Nevertheless, watching starship medicos in action, we routinely witness the tricorder’s efficacy. Carefully and systematically waved close to a living being, it reveals all we need to know about that body’s physical and biochemical state. No needles, no knives, no pain, no waiting! Perhaps we shall never have real tricorders, but I contend we already have something similar
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