This Week in the Future, November 23-26, 2009: Thanksgiving Special

This Week in the Future, November 23-26, 2009: Thanksgiving Special:   Baarbarian

There's a lot to be thankful for in the future. Gather 'round the table, all you Navy Sea Lions, Jazz Bots, Star Wars enthusiasts and ethical scientists. Today is a day for futuristic feasting.

(Get the details, and win the t-shirt, after the jump).

What a wonderful Thanksgiving week it's been here on PopSci.com, and what a fascinating future lies before us:

• Appetizer: Sea lions help the U.S. Navy sweep mines and cuff enemy divers.
• Side dishes (with a healthy portion of lively table conversation/political debate): Scientists denounce IBM's cat-brain computer as an unethical hoax.
• Everybody loves the turkey: Improvising jazz-bot jams with its human counterparts (yep, we've got video!).
• Dessert: An engineer takes his cue from Star Wars in solving a little violent elephant problem.

Wasn't that just delicious?

Love our graphic? Win this t-shirt!

This Week in the Future, November 23-26, 2009: The T-Shirt:   Baarbarian

Leave a comment (any comment) to put your name in the pile; we'll randomly choose and announce our winner right here next Friday, December 4. And, if you just can't wait that long, you can buy the shirt for yourself here. Good Luck!

Congratulations to last week's winner, PopSci user "Dane619."

Until next time. Enjoy our past weekly illustrated roundups here.