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Leeches
Leeches aid in the healing process after having a new cybernetic arm installed.
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Hydraulic Mining
Gold rush mining techniques are used to extract valuable ore from asteroids.
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The Floating Gardens
The Aztec floating gardens were traditionally in shallow, freshwater lakes, but in the future they float in the sky instead.
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The Gingras
The gingras, a Phonecian funerary instrument, is used to teach androids how to feel sadness.
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The Joust
A joust takes place on an alien planet, with local wildlife standing in for horses.
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The Royal Game of Ur
The Royal Game of Ur, an ancient Mesopotamian board game, is played in a futuristic casino.
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The Turnspit Dog
A turnspit dog, an extinct breed of working dog, runs on a wheel to power a spaceship’s cryostasis technology.
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Charlotte Jackson
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“Past Futures examines the subjectivity of the future by imagining what past societies’ versions of science fiction might look like. What did their “cutting edges” of technology and culture look like,...” [More]