The 2050 Pathways calculator is an impressive piece of open-source kit, allowing you to prioritise different avenues for both energy consumption and supply in an attempt to meet current emission reduction targets – “showing the benefits, costs and trade-offs of different versions of the future”.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Science & Environment
9 Futurist Predictions for 2013
Since the new year must bring some new predictions here are nine areas that I think will see important milestones or changes in public sentiment in 2013.… Continue Reading
![[Review] Superhuman: Exploring Human Enhancement at the Wellcome Collection](https://www.futureconscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Superhuman-Exhibition-Photo-125x125.jpg)
[Review] Superhuman: Exploring Human Enhancement at the Wellcome Collection
The latest exhibition from the Wellcome Collection – Superhuman: Exploring Human Enhancement from 600 BCE to 2050 – is another great offering, but maybe one that could pack a little more punch.… Continue Reading
The Best of Future Conscience 2009 – 2012
To recognise three years of writing the blog I’m highlighting some of my favourite posts, the ones that I would hope everybody who visits would read (and share!) and that highlight the tone and purpose of the blog the best.… Continue Reading
Buzz Aldrin, Curiosity on Mars, and the Privatisation of Space
Listening to Buzz Aldrin speak so passionately about space exploration and the new frontiers for humanity brought up some important questions about how much we want to commercialise future endeavours in this arena. Should we allow the privatisation of space?… Continue Reading
Top 10 Futurist Websites
Given that Future Conscience exists slightly outside of the usual futurist circles, I thought that the readers here would appreciate a list of the sites that I feel have the most to offer when thinking about the future trajectory of humanity. That’s right, it’s another top 10 list!… Continue Reading