Waverly Labs' Pilot Earpiece Translator Is a Sci-Fi Nerd's Dream... Or Nightmare?

Decades ago, English author Douglas Adams thought of the Babel Fish: a creature that burrows deep into its host's inner ear, thus allowing them to understand every language in the universe. The eponymous Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy dubbed it "probably the oddest thing in the Universe;" The creature's existence posed some hefty philosophical quandaries and, "by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anyt...