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Category Archives: Futurism
Science as the Villain
One of the most recognizable tropes of speculative fiction is the misguided scientist creating or applying some technology that runs amok. From classic 1950’s sci-fi movies like Forbidden Planet to just about every episode of Fringe, the message is that … Continue reading
Job Hunting
As you may know, I was recently laid off from my job of 19 years in the aviation industry. I’ve quickly made the jump into entrepreneurship, but I’m still tuned-in to anything oriented toward job-seekers and they finding the work … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Futurism, Infographics, Opinion
Tagged employment, future trends, infographics, job trends, job-seeking, resume, unemployment
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Future Productivity Video
I saw this video (click the pic below) the other day, envisioning what our technological future might look like in the next decade or so. I’m looking forward to our various gadgets easily interacting with one another, but I wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Futurism, Gadgets and Gizmos, Opinion, Science
Tagged communication, convergence, data security, future technology, futurism, productivity, video
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Dreaming Up Space Missions
Recently, DARPA, the U.S. military’s research agency, announced a contest awarding $500,000 to the group who provides the best proposal for the 100-Year Starship Study. The goal of the study is to map out what an interstellar mission will look … Continue reading
Drive by Minding
Technology Review recently had a story on how researchers have developed methods to detect a driver’s intent to press the brakes while driving a car. Though only in the initial stages of research, the implications are that one day we … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Futurism, Gadgets and Gizmos, Science
Tagged automobile, car, drive by thought, future technology, neuroscience, Science
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3D Printing Revisited
In a recent post I opined that 3D printers would soon be a common as microwaves and that most products we use would be downloaded digitally and created at home. A friend sent me a clip from NatGeo that shows … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Futurism, Gadgets and Gizmos, Science
Tagged 3D Printing, future technology, future trends
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Futurism Infographic
I came across a great infographic recently by Michell Zappa that combines two of my passions in a way that really helps my writing as a speculative fiction author: infographics and futurism. The elegance of it is amazing. Just click … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Ethics, Philosophy, and Religion, Futurism, Infographics, Opinion, Speculative Fiction, Writing
Tagged artificial intelligence, Ethics, future technology, future trends, futurism, infographics, morality, Science, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, technology, writing
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Fossil Fuels in the Future
As a speculative fiction writer, I’m always on the look out for news stories that illuminate trends impacting the future. I’m not just talking about advances in technology, but also political and social choices with far-reaching ramifications. The reason? Often, … Continue reading
3D Printing
3D printing has been in the news a lot lately and the implications are huge. How huge? Big Think speculates it may spark a revolution in home manufacturing. Here’s a quick primer: these aren’t printers that create 3D images, these are … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and the Web, Futurism, Gadgets and Gizmos, News and Info, Opinion, Science
Tagged 3D Printing, digital revolution, future technology, future trends, Science
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Cyber Warfare
As a kid I remember watching War Games, staring Mathew Broderick, who as a teenager helps avert a nuclear war about to be started by a computer gone berserk. It sounds cliche now, but at the time, the plot was quite fresh … Continue reading
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