Visions of the future of our planet depicted by science fiction writers and futurists usually include atomic explosion, killer robots on tracks, or zombie apocalypse. And this is justified since we do not take adequate care of our environment, new technologies are not always good for mankind and people of…
Technology that allows us to reach the nearest planets is already in our hands, and a former astronaut Jeff Hoffman thinks that we must colonize other planets for the sake of our long-term survival. Hoffman is one of about five hundred people who lived through the unique experience of seeing…
Robots will have captured our offices before the end of the decade, claims a British expert in artificial intelligence who provides that by 2018 robots will take professions that now are thought to be purely "human". If to believe the forecasts, office workers, secretaries, salespeople, insurers, and administrators should start…
Nowadays, not only we openly write about sex, it is shown all over the place and even brought to our attention in the media. An intimate relationship is no longer a manifestation of romantic feelings or anything sacred. Perhaps that is why the concepts of sex and love have grown…
What could the Earth look like in millions of years if human civilization is wiped out? Human civilization is developing very fast. Only five thousand years ago, the first nodular writing was introduced, and today, we have learned to share terabytes of information at light speed. And the pace of…
At the International Congress in Moscow, Russia, called "Global Future 2045", renowned scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil spoke about the future of mankind. With the number of his inventions, Ray Kurzweil can be compared to the famous American physicist Thomas Edison. He has been awarded praises such as "thinking machine"…
According to a team of philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists from Oxford University, who are exploring the future of humanity, there is growing evidence that our reliance on technology could cause the end of humankind. The media is actively discussing a range of possible disasters that can destroy humanity, but the…
What will our world look like in a hundred years? MIT economist Daron Acemoglu asked that question when he was waiting for his son's birth. His most recent work examines the political, social, and economic trends of the last hundred years, and then extrapolates them into the future. Acemoglu drew…