Tag: Future

Growth Or Life?

As part of our "Question Assumptions" series, we are eager to reexamine our economy. It happens every election season. Politicians campaign on the promise to fulfill the urgency of growing GDP (growth domestic product). One side points the finger at the other, accusing them of hindering this growth and arguing that it is the end all-be-all -- environmental consequences be damned. The cost of 3 percent...

Science Nerds, Venture Into the First Ever Space-Themed Escape Room

If you have a kid, work with kids, or just enjoy binge watching episodes of NOVA, then you've no doubt heard of STEM. Short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, there's been a real push to get more young people interested in STEM careers - especially young women. Interest in STEM among teens has dropped in recent years, but new programs are aiming to show...
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The 10 Biggest Threats to Humanity in 2018

Remember at the end of 2016 when we were all like "Well, that was awful, at least it can't get any worse"? How naive...

Tesla Self-Driving Car Crash Jeopardizes Credibility of the Brand – and the Industry

Autonomous driving cars are the way of the future, but they still have a long way to go. Though technologically advanced, these vehicles have...

How We’ll Evolve and Most Likely Become Immortal in the Next 1,000 Years

In the last few hundred years, the human race has advanced by leaps and bounds. Changes in the way that we live seem to...

In 100 Years, These Will be the Most Popular Baby Names

All new parents want to pick the perfect, unique name to fit their little ray of baby sunshine. With each generation though, the most...

VR Now Lets You Eat Your Favorite Food Without Gaining a Pound

You’ve probably got some sort of eating habit that you wish you could break—we all do. Whether it’s an insatiable love for sweets or...

Uber is Planning to Use Flying Cars in Just 10 Years

In just under a decade, Uber has revolutionized the taxi service which had remained largely unchanged for the last 50 years. Besides launching a fleet...

What Will Humans Look Like in 100,000 Years?

No one really knows what the future holds, but isn't it fun to speculate? Nickolay Lamm is an artist and researcher who has made...

This Edible Blob Could be Our Future Water Bottle

As we've covered before, plastic waste is a huge problem to our environment with billions of plastic bottles littering our oceans. What if it...

Body Hacking: Futuristic, Creepy and Totally Unregulated

A man walks into a large room and finds his place in line behind others waiting for their turn. When he arrives at the...

This is What Earth Might Look Like in a Billion Years

It's impossible to accurately predict the future. Science, however, can make a pretty well calculated estimation. Youtube Channel RealLifeLore recently published a video that...

Finally, an Eco-Village That is More Than “Theory”

As Earth's population continues to swell, it becomes increasingly clear that the dominant model for resource management and distribution is not designed to cope....

Artist Makes Dystopian Predictions by Combining Hundreds of Photographs

Digital artist and photographer Nick Pederson travels to the ends of the world to source the perfect photographs for his digital manipulations. From the New...