Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: it doesn’t exactly bring to mind much more than futuristic military weapons, killer cyborgs, and super soldiers. However, this Pentagon-ran project has led to everything from driverless vehicles to the Internet to, yes, advanced future weapons.
Department of Mad Scientists is an inside look at DARPA and all of the advancements they’ve brought to military and civilian populations with both good and/or controversial results. Author Michael Belfiore attempts to show readers the entire spectrum of DARPA’s projects: at least the ones that can be known. Though it may be a secretive organization, I don’t think we have to worry about DARPA building Skynet.
I think.