Richard Feynman’s groundbreaking lecture at Caltech in 1959, There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom, introduced the idea of nanotechnology. Since then we are as obsessed with miniaturizing our tools, as we are with growing tall. It seems strange that our tools keep getting smaller as we get bigger. Or do they ‘know’ something [...]
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About The Incredible Shrinking Man
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a speculative design research about the consequences of downsizing the human species to 50 centimeters. It has been a long established trend for people to grow taller. As a direct result we need more energy, more food and more space. But what if we decided to turn this trend around? What if we use our knowledge to shrink mankind? -
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