Amazon’s new humanoid robots get busy helping humans in the warehouse
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Some see the day when these humanoid robots take over from human workers, and they probably will, at which point the workers might maintain them…
This brainwave reading wearable can predict strokes before they happen
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today it’s a cap, tomorrow it could be a ring or a necklace. As sensors get more sensitive our health could start getting better –…
After the hype dies down research shows 95 percent of NFTs are worthless
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As a society we love hype, buy into the hype, then forget to ask: What happens when that hype vanishes? Love the Exponential Future?…
Viruses mutated faster to avoid genetic edits in bird flu resistant CRISPR super chickens
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF At first the genetically engineered chickens were resistant to bird flu, but then the researchers found that the virus mutated faster to avoid the genetic…
This latest airport concept gets you through security in 30 seconds
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the next 20 years airline passenger numbers are expected to double, and security is a chokepoint at every airport. Love the Exponential Future?…
These brain navigating Bionaut micro robots could revolutionise neurosurgery
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Noone likes brain surgery but to kill and extract tumors and cure other neurological disorders surgeons have to go through the skull. But soon maybe…
These new earbuds can read your mind and analyse your sweat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As EEG devices get smaller suddenly you’ll see more devices emerging that can read your brainwaves and then analyse them to read everything from your…
University education still matters, especially for generational economic mobility
Formal education is critical for generational mobility, allowing young people to transcend engrained perceptions to not just learn, but demonstrate their capabilities by recognised paths. Jose Luis Alvarado, dean of…
Redefining Resonance: The Future of String Instruments
Ages ago I wrote a blog about using microphones of some sort distributed all along the length of a guitar string (or indeed any other string instrument). Now that we…
Futures Archaeology
Co-authored with Tracey Follows A good example saves 1000 words: “In the future, most people will have a mobile phone” How many futurists would include that in their talk as…