Once he established the science behind the idea was possible, he built a prototype, which involved a sensor that detects what level of agitation a patient is experiencing, using a digital video camera.

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When it comes time to send them off to another destination, he goes back to his Palm VII and a cellular tower detects his location and directs him to the nearest dropoff.

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Mr Weber detects a similar reaction in the survival of millennial beliefs into recent times, which he treats as the embers of resistance to science and enlightenment.

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