Throughout the prism of human history, the United States of America has emerged as unique in its ability to avoid serious repercussions for the practice of slavery.
The single greatest difference between Eastern and Western philosophy is that in the West we assume that "I think therefore I am", whereas in the East they assume the opposite: that "I am therefore I think".
As frightening as drone swarms are made out to be by science fiction, they could also prove pivotal in several different fields, chief among them automated firefighting.