When Henry Ford released the Model T automobile to the world in 1908, it was initially met with hesitancy by consumers. Seen as a temporary fad that would ultimately never replace more traditional forms of travel (horses, trains, feet), this vehicle struggled to take a foothold in early-20th-century life. This changed in part when the Ford company pushed an advertising campaign introducing the Model T as a tool for connecting isolated rural families, who could reach each othe

Over the summer, I decided to watch the film  I, Robot, directed in 2004 by Alex Proyas. The film was adapted from a collection of...