The iPhone changed the game not because of the technical details of the device, but rather as a result of its creators’ imagination and courage.
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If AI research is only about profit, we should all be afraid … very afraid.
Canada’s economy faces a radical shift as abundant energy and resources could propel the country toward a Star Trek future.
What do we need to learn today to work with the robots of tomorrow?
The blockchain isn’t just for Bitcoin transactions. Advertisers can no longer ignore blockchain’s huge implications for the world of marketing.
Near-future science fiction is on the rise, but is it foreshadowing the rise of the machines?
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In this episode we look at historical visions of the future and how accurate they were, the future of work, and what it's like to predict the future for a day job.
Next year Hulu and Google will introduce their own bundled channel services. Will it spark an online TV revolution or simply lead to more of the same?
Many of HG Wells’s futuristic prophecies have come true, but the one on which his heart was most set – the establishment of a world state – remains unfulfilled.
There is no doubt that virtual reality is the next big thing. But for families with young children, it may be wiser to wait a little before leaping headlong into this new reality.
Scotland’s new deprivation figures confirm a wider trend towards suburbanising poverty.
Science fiction provides a valuable resource from which the public view of AI can be assessed.
The idea of family is still undergoing fundamental change, but progress towards an egalitarian era may be hamstrung by class and wealth.
Hoverboards, self-fitting jackets, nuclear fusion generators…. Some of Back to the Future’s wacky inventions are closer to reality than you might think.
A dedicated group of forward-looking experts have crunched the numbers on human progress. There’s good news, and there’s bad news.
A new report on the future of humanity explains what we really need to be worrying about over the next 35 years.
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