It's been a while since we did this last, but the end of the week draws nigh - which means it's the perfect time for a new FAQ (that's the Friday Afternoon Question)
It's been a busy week, one way or another - what with anti-Tibet hackers, huge, threatening botnets and Middle England rising up against Google (that's not even getting to the births documented on Twitter).
Instead, trying to pick out a question, I decided to take my inspiration from the so-called Eureka machine - a robotic scientist that could threaten the white coats by being able to conduct science on its own.
Given that development, I wondered how would science have been different if it was always conducted by robots?
Would a Darwinbot have decided that the tin opener was the pinnacle of evolution? Would (Apple) Newton's laws have been the same? And would Archimedes have rusted in the bath before having his eureka moment?
Be imaginative. The funniest/smartest answer gets a pat on the head.
