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Wall-to-wall Television?

January 30, 2009

What if the four walls of your living room were covered with giant interactive high-definition television screens, capable of making TV programs, Web sites and video games into intensely vivid participatory experiences? Would our free time become incredibly more stimulating, pleasurable and educational? Would we take virtual tours of the Louvre and the Sistine Chapel, walk on the moon, or learn how to perform open-heart surgery? Or would we turn into a nation of couch-bound zombies, unable to let go of the remote control?

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About Patrick J. Kiger, Science Writer. Patrick J. Kiger has written from print publications ranging from GQ to the Los Angeles Times, and is a longtime contributor to Discovery.com, HowStuffWorks, and other web sites.

For several years, he wrote the Science Channel's "Is This a Good Idea?" blog, and we are proud to have him back! He's also the author of Science Channel's Story of the Week Feature and Creator of Head Rush Science Experiments for Kids.

Patrick is also the co-author, with Martin J. Smith, of Poplorica: A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore that Shaped Modern America HarperResource, 2004), and Oops: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes That Shaped America (Collins, 2006). Both are now available on Kindle.

You can see more of his work at www.patrickjkiger.com

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