Futuristic 2024, May
New technologies bring new vulnerabilities as well. While Neuralink plans to connect the human brain to computers using tiny implants, scientists warn that such chips could leave you vulnerable to hackers.By gaining access to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), experts say, cyber-attackers can “erase” your skills, read your thoughts and memories. The
A new study by theoretical physicists cites truly horrifying numbers. The results of a great deal of work have shown that if human society continues to move in the same direction, then civilization in the form in which we know it now will come to an "irreversible collapse" in a few decades
Who doesn't want to live as long as possible, if not forever? Everyone dreams about it! But the majority will only sigh about the unattainability of dreams and put up with the inevitable death - after all, this is the way of nature. However, there are those among us who seriously intend to achieve eternal life on earth - if not for themselves, but for posterity
By 2050, children will be born through artificial insemination, and sex in people's lives will remain only as an activity for pleasure and without consequences. This forecast was made by the famous American scientist Carl Jerassi.- Salik
This is exactly how the average American woman will look like in 50 years, according to experts from National Geographic magazine:- Salik.bizThe divisions between the races will shrink more and more. Nowadays people meet on the Internet and do not pay attention to skin color or eye shape
Millet may help to feed the growing population of the planet. The protein-rich cereal is unpretentious and claims to be the ideal crop for a changeable climate.Millet ranks among the great cereals of antiquity, along with buckwheat and quinoa
How many magical and fabulous epithets were said by our propagandists of distance school and work during self-isolation. How colorfully described the prospects for the future, where you do not need to go to school and work. And no one said that as a result, we and our children should turn into Susan - real monsters from the dead-end branch of humanity - Homo Covidus
When democratic "reforms" began in Russia in the 1990s, amid the cheering shouts of the people duped by parasitic propaganda, few people imagined what kind of catastrophe and national tragedy the "dashing 1990s" this would lead to for the country and the people
We are used to thinking that a high level of qualification means an increase in trust at work, career, income. A specific way of thinking, however, was not taken seriously by anyone. But this may change in the future: the breadth of perspective and the ability to connect common dots (the field of generalists) are likely to be just as important as experience and the ability to generate those very points (the field of specialists)
The bigger, the better. It seems that this logic is used by the royal family of Saudi Arabia, which is building a kilometer-long skyscraper Kingdom Tower, or by the Chinese authorities, who are trying to build a dam so large that some scientists fear it will slow down the Earth's rotation
Written for those who are interested in philosophical problems and, in particular, human development and what he may become in the future.Have you heard the opinion that homo sapiens was formed more than 40 thousand years ago, and since then, in terms of physicality, it has not actually changed?
We are all lucky (this word can be pronounced with any intonation, depending on the attitude) to live in the era of the information revolution. In just a couple of decades, the style of behavior of people, the speed of obtaining information, communication links have changed rapidly
In the 1970s, Soviet urbanism moved away from the concept of a "linear city". The more advanced system was seen as "Biotrongrad". It was a series of 55-storey buildings, each of which would house 5 thousand people. Ten biotrons would make up a self-sufficient mini-city that provided itself with everything necessary
China's largest telecommunications company plans to build a futuristic smart city in the suburbs of Shenzhen, in the near future, in which there will be no road transport. During the construction of the "Clean City" they will adhere to the principles and norms of "green architecture", which will contribute to the preservation of the environment not only in this part of the metropolis
After the presentation of the "Woven City" concept presented by the Toyota corporation, we can confidently say that a fantastic future is just around the corner. Soon, at the foot of Mount Fuji, there will be a “smart” city, which will use hydrogen energy, test unmanned vehicles in real conditions, test the work of city-wide and home “smart” systems, household robots and self-refilling refrigerators.Akio
If humanity wants to survive and survive as a species, then it is extremely necessary for it to settle in space. It is extremely important for us to go and master the planets, both neighboring to us and in other systems. - This is how the thoughts of the world's leading scientists regarding the preservation of the human race sound
Huge floating structures that harness the energy of the stars can be home to humanity. True, building them will be an incredible task. Giant ring worlds orbiting distant stars have become iconic in science fiction. Their pure landscapes, enclosed in thin ring structures, thrill our imaginations
On the management of man and the human raceDystopia is a new genre in world literature. From my point of view, dystopias are rather plans, scenarios of the future, clothed in an artistic form. Plans and scenarios developed by the world elite and aimed at establishing a new world order, that is, the absolute, eternal power of this elite over the rest of humanity
With an increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the intellectual abilities of humanity decrease.- Salik.bizMore oxygen!Carbon dioxide contributes to global warming. And it is not at all excluded that it is because of him that the average temperature on Earth is now rising
Many well-known prophets of the past spoke about the fact that precisely the revived Russia will be the new spiritual center of the world. And for another couple of decades, such information caused only a skeptical grin in most people. But Russia not only withstood the hostile environment of NATO military bases and the aggressive governments of the parasitic Western civilization, but also began a slow but sure path of its rebirth
One of the new and widely advertised technologies in recent years is computer-controlled cars. Today we are talking, for the most part, about the automated transportation of goods, but, as the authors of the technology assure, soon such cars will be all:- Salik
In recent years, for a person, death has become no longer inevitable, but rather a technical problem. Which he is going to solve in the near future. And if you remember how little we knew about the human body in 1900 and how much knowledge we acquired in just one century, there are grounds for optimism in this direction
In 2050, many countries want to stop selling gasoline and diesel vehicles. Will humanity be able to switch to electric cars
In the American Silicon Valley, there is a boom in startups about high-tech sex devices.Sexual behavior is undergoing a new revolution. Enthusiasts believe that people no longer need sex for reproduction: children are now conceived in a test tube
Improving our own biology may sound like science fiction, but attempts to improve humanity have actually been made thousands of years ago
We hear more and more success in the use of artificial neural networks. Here they paint pictures, here they write poetry. Creative and self-taught, won't they soon take up our work?
The idea of bringing extinct animals back to life appeared relatively recently - at a time when scientists finally learned to decode the genomes of multicellular organisms. And today it has a chance to be put into practice
The considered impossible space engine - the so-called EM Drive, which supposedly creates thrust without ejection of mass, actually works That's really obvious - incredible All space engines that exist today create thrust, something rejected
NASA experts have approved another list of 25 "crazy" space exploration projects, the authors of which propose to study Mars with the help of "transformer" robots and cyberbees, build a positron and laser engine to fly to Alpha Centauri, and so on
Seven prophecies of a billionaire that have already come true, and seven more that should come true in the near future
In their new report, experts at Cornell University spoke about the risks associated with the increasingly active introduction of artificial intelligence into nuclear weapons, according to the Daily Mail. According to scientists, machines can "get out of control" and provoke an "apocalyptic war", so the main decisions in the use of nuclear weapons are still better left to the person
In human history, there were quite a few people who, talking about the future, got to the point and their predictions began to come true
Google CTO and most famous technology futurist Ray Kurzweil made another batch of predictions
Old Hawking is not appeasing. Recall that in May of this year, the famous theoretical physicist made a very loud statement about our near and, in his opinion, a very sad future
Stephen Hawking is widely recognized for his pioneering work in physics and cosmology
Over the past year, the consumer has learned that plant-based meat can be tasty and affordable. The next mass product from the laboratory may be milk from Perfect Day.- Salik.bizFirst, there was "meat without a cow"In 2019, one of the main hits of the venture capital market was Beyond Meat, which supplies plant-based burgers to McDonald's and restaurants around the world, including Russia
The use of common building materials such as steel and concrete is costly for the environment, as their manufacture and transport generate up to 30% of pollution. In addition, artificial materials are harmful to the environment
An international group of scientists from Canada, the USA and Sri Lanka published a report on how human life will change in 50 years in the face of global warming. Based on open data, researchers have shown what modern houses will look like in half a century
The founders of the new startup plan to launch satellites that will entertain viewers with artificial meteor showers
A comparative analysis of the “smart cities” of the world has revealed characteristic features by which they can be divided into four categories. This should change the planning rules, the study authors are sure.Experts from the University of Pennsylvania typed the so-called "smart" or "smart cities", which are now actively being built around the world. The