futurism

Technological singularity: the end of humanity is predetermined by 2030

In 1962, humanity stood on the brink of destruction. The Cuban Missile Crisis best demonstrated the danger posed by technological progress…

3 years ago

Second dark ages. An alternative pandemic reality, twenty years later

The world changed suddenly a few years ago. A pandemic caused by a previously unknown virus hit the planet like a…

4 years ago

Skynet Has Arrived? European Union Unveils RoboEarth, An Internet Just For Robots

Scientists have created a network which various smart devices and artificial intelligences will use autonomously to share information and learn…

11 years ago

Artist Neil Harbisson Is The World’s First Legally-Recognized Cyborg

Dezeen writes that the sensory augmentation device worn by the completely colorblind Harbisson is now recognized by authorities as part…

12 years ago

A Plan To Have Humans Give Birth To Dolphins And Then Eat Them

Is this what will give your life meaning? In his project I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin, designer Ai Hasegawa envisions…

12 years ago

Is this the city of the future?

A century ago, we imagined futuristic cities full of hulking, steel buildings, their towers surrounded by a lace of elevated…

12 years ago

A Nature Book From The Distant Future

Via Monster Brains, a glimpse at the breathtaking illustrations inside scientist/author/artist Dougal Dixon’s rare and much sought-after Man After Man:…

12 years ago

Cultural Shifts And Styles To Come In The 2010s

As we begin 2013, here’s DIS Magazinelooking forward to our happy, creepy future: For humanity, gender bending will extend down…

13 years ago

Scientists Create Proteins To Enable Human Eyes To See A Wider Color Spectrum

Body modification to expand the realm of the senses, New Scientist reports: Researchers have altered the structure of a protein normally…

13 years ago

Apparitions of the Future: Space Time Mysteries and Strange Phenomena

Humanity’s interpretation of the appearance of what we call “ghosts” has largely remained constant throughout history. In general terms, when…

13 years ago