We’ve been imaging mind uploads for centuries
Reading Time: 4 minutes Transhumanists predict that science will enable us to free our minds from bodily constraints. But these ideas actually date back to the 18th century.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Transhumanists predict that science will enable us to free our minds from bodily constraints. But these ideas actually date back to the 18th century.
Reading Time: 3 minutes More Black writers and artists are turning to science fiction — and an artistic movement known as Afrofuturism — to tackle issues around race and inequality and give fans an escape from the harsh realities on Earth.
Afrofuturism: The Rise of Black Science Fiction and Fantasy Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutes If and when they eradicate humans, they would be better suited to space travel. In orbit, octopuses could maneuver much more easily and fit in smaller spaces.
Could octopuses evolve until they take over the world and travel to space? Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes When I arrived in Austria I had to complete a German language course before I could attend university, but I had trouble focusing in the online learning platform. Immersive virtual reality solved the problem.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Looking at least one decade into the future, I believe we will see significant advancements in three areas by 2030 as a result of AI — personal assistance devices, genomics, and space exploration.
Where One Vulnerability Researcher Sees AI in 2030 Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes The head of the US National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins had joined forces with Harvard University professor David Liu and others to tackle progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly.
New CRISPR technology could revolutionize gene therapy Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes While more progress is being made all the time in artificial intelligence, some scientists and philosophers warn of the dangers of an uncontrollable superintelligent AI.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Reading science fiction and fantasy may help young people cope, especially with the stress and anxiety of living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Science fiction builds mental resiliency in young readers Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Matter might not be made of particles or waves, as was long thought, butm more fundamentally, of fragments of energy.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just because mermaids are not real does not mean they are not meaningful.
Mermaids aren’t real – but they’ve fascinated people around the world for ages Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes A quiet revolution is taking place in the global space industry and its full impact on global space industry should be measured over the next decade.
Major changes coming for the global space industry Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes One thing we learned from 2020 is not to trust AI facial recognition –it’s biased against race and gender.
AI in 2020: Facial recognition discriminates against race and gender Read More »
Reading Time: 7 minutes In this brave new world, many of our choices aren’t choices at all.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday’s directive promoting the use of nuclear power in space, including in low Earth Orbit, presents lots of interesting plot possibilities for thrillers.
Space-based nuclear reactors a boon to thriller writers Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last Friday, billionaire inventor Tony Stark — I mean, Elon Musk — showed off progress on his latest project, the Neuralink.
Six things we will do with Elon Musk’s Neuralink, according to sci-fi Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutes What if one day we could cheat death? What if we could live longer – possibly forever? And if we could, would we want to?
Could Science & Technology Allow Us to Cheat Death? Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes A new paradox in quantum mechanics – one of our two most fundamental scientific theories – throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality.
A new quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes Tesla was a real-life Prometheus: the mythical Greek titan who raided heaven to bring fire to mankind, yet in punishment was chained to a rock where each day an eagle ate his liver.
Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wireless power transmission is the future, but there are a lot of technical challenges to overcome.
My vision of the future is wireless, and we’re one step closer Read More »