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A collection of 15 posts

Art

In the Style Of

AI is copying the work of artists. But when the artists run out, who will it copy from?

future

Amusing the Patient

Rewilding could restore ecosystems to their natural state—but is there such a thing as "natural"?

climate-change

Tree Steps Ahead

The climate and ecosystems are moving polewards. Will trees be able to keep pace?

Aliens

Intelligence Not Found

We haven’t yet found alien intelligence. Whether we do or not has profound implications for our future on Earth.

climate-change

Planned Plants

Today’s plants won’t survive forever. Here’s how we’re growing plans for the future.

Transportation

The Fifth Mode

Hyperloop’s plans to cut your travel time by ten

Artificial Intelligence

Robots Turning

How do we prevent robots from turning on their human masters?

future

Space Colonisation

Settling down is no easy task - especially when you're on a different planet

computers

Quantum Computing

Form bits to qubits: how computers leverage quantum quirks run things even faster.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Irrelevance

A super-smart AI may not be evil. But what it could be, is even more dangerous.

Arctic

Warmed to Wintriness

Thought climate-change would warm the world forever? Think again.

future

A Trap for Cars

Learning to drive is not easy. Especially if you’re a car.

Business Srategy

The Public Library of 2027

The libraries of the future will be very different— and yet, their original charm will remain much the same.

Air Pollution

Plugging-in India

India plans to make all new cars electric by 2030. Will it work?

Business

Natural Capital

If planet earth was a company, it would be doing very badly.