This discussion follows "An Illustrated History of the Drone," Mashable's first animated mini-documentary about the history of drone technology, published Nov. 19, 2014.
The drone age is here -- and as daunting, eerie or futuristic as it may seem, it's nothing short of reality.
On Nov. 19, we published an in-depth, animated look at the history of drones. The big questions we asked: Where did this phenomenon start? And what does it mean for the future of war, security, real estate -- everything?
In a Google Hangout on Nov. 20, 2014, we'll be joined by Arthur Holland Michel, co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Peter W. Singer, award-winning author of 2009's Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century; and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, reporter specializing in cyber security at Mashable.
We'll talk about the future of lethal autonomous weapons, FAA regulations, drone porn and why some schools are creating entire departments dedicated to studying unmanned aerial vehicles. Basically: If it's robotic and it flies, we're into it.
Join our Hangout, above, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET. Do you have any questions you'd like answered? Share them in the comments and we'll try to include them.
And check out our in-depth look at how -- through surveillance balloons, the CIA and Marilyn Monroe -- drones came to be what they are today: