Apr 17
Last month we told you about 20 terms every self-respecting futurist should know
Apr 02
We often imagine humanity’s future in space, but what about in the unexplored depths of our own planet’s oceans? These incredible concept designs offer visions of what our future water world might actually look like.
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Mar 31
If humans are going to keep living in the style to which we’re accustomed, we need to find alternatives for fossil fuels. Partly that’s because we need to reduce pollution — and partly because those fossil fuels are going to run out. But alternative forms of energy may look a lot weirder than you think.
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Mar 03
And I’m not talking about paper versus digital. I’m talking about curling up with a good book, for hours. Sitting in a hammock, or in a chair by the fire, just totally pulled into a book. Is the long, totally focused book-reading session a thing of the past — and does this mean we’re getting less immersed in our stories?
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Jan 29
Some of the most famous cities in history were never built. These 10 Utopian cities may have been failures, but they expressed our ideas about what the future of human civilization could look like. And many ideas contained in them continue to influence us today.
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Jan 09
We’re still decades — if not centuries — away from being able to transfer a mind to a supercomputer. It’s a fantastic future prospect that makes some people incredibly squeamish. But there are considerable benefits to living a digital life. Here’s why you should seriously consider uploading.
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Dec 27
A lot can happen in a single year, especially in this era of accelerating technological and social change. Here are the most futuristic developments of 2013.
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Dec 18
Are you ready for the Internet of Things? It’s coming. Soon enough everything in your home will be plugged in to the net. Your refrigerator will know when you’re out of milk, and order more via Amazon! There’s no stopping this advance in human civilization — but here are nine items that we absolutely never want to have online.
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Dec 06
What do Person of Interest, Hunger Games and Minority Report have in common? They’re all set in a surveillance dystopia, where They are watching your every move and controlling your life with electronic devices. Like all subgenres
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Nov 07
The Best “Psychic” Scam of All Time
Posted in: Today's Chili
Why do we believe people can predict the future? Usually because we remember the hits and forget the misses. Or in some cases, the misses are hidden from us. Like in my favorite "psychic" scam ever, which also happens to be the plot of a classic 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode, "Mail Order Prophet."
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