Assessment of two <i>in vitro</i> methods for determination of the apparent affinities of β-sympathomimetics on myocardial contractility

Abstract

As Sci-Fi predictions are realized, and we begin to countenance serving under, living with – and even loving – robots, discussion turns to what constitutes “artificial intelligence” and to what extent we are sentient beings or just programmed automatons ourselves.\nThough we are now completely reliant on machines and have wrought a world where we are helpless without them, we still feel superior to them in that we have “free will”; Meanwhile, the computers, appliances, and gadgets upon which we depend are programmed by those of our creed (i.e. humans).\n“Free will” would be defined as the ability to choose; what we think, ...