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The colonisation of Mars is on the horizon. Although we might not meet the ambitious timelines put forward by a private company such as SpaceX (a million people on Mars by 2050), and the headline-grabbing PR effort that was Mars One went quietly bankrupt last year, there are still a number of more measured government-backed… Continue Reading
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The Future is Now: Utopian Technology of 2020
Remember when 2020 represented what the future could be? The original Bladerunner movie was set at the end of 2019 and depicted holographic advertisements, flying cars, bubble hair-dryers and AI-replicants so advanced that they were indistinguishable from humanity. Soylent Green presumed that by 2022 overpopulation, pollution and climate change would be so devastating that we… Continue Reading
A Futurist Roadmap: 21 Advancements Needed to Survive the 21st Century
The 21st Century will present a number of imminent challenges that we will need to overcome in order to thrive (and survive) as a globally connected society. For many of these challenges, advancements in technology and the way our relationships are reconfigured will prove vital to help us overcome them successfully and comprehensively. There are… Continue Reading
The 2018 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
As one of their long-running media partners, I’m pleased to share details of the 2018 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival and its full lineup of critically acclaimed films, exclusive premieres, panel discussions and virtual reality installations. The electrifying sixth annual event will feature appearances by show business heavyweights Armand Assante, Charles Baker, Vincent Pastore, Tom Sizemore, Melvin Van… Continue Reading
Anything for the Views? Subservience to Algorithms and the Corrosion of Culture
Header image by Kyle McDonald, Creative Commons With billions of views per day and hundreds of hours of video uploaded every minute, independent, searchable and algorithmically personalised video content is the king of modern media. Traditional television channels are becoming irrelevant, newspaper media is losing steam and cutting the cord is the new normal. This… Continue Reading
Are we Ignoring the Techno-Mythologies of our Age?
Header image by Karl-Ludwig Poggemann, CC BY 2.0 The world has shifted gears. A deep-seated and growing discontent has changed the political landscape. The lack of a coherent vision of the future from those in power – coupled with pathological attempts to manipulate public opinion – has significantly undermined any sense of trust placed in… Continue Reading