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Congrats New York, for becoming the first state to offer tuition-free four-year college!

Apr 10
2017

Upgrading humans into GODS will be the next ‘billion dollar industry’

Apr 8
2017

The next billion dollar industry will not be a service or product – it will be upgrading humans, an expert has revealed.

It has been suggested that humans will have access to technology that will allow them to ‘upgrade themselves into gods’.

Bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari has also warned that because not everyone will be able to experience the upgrade, due to costs, there will be a divide that could spark ‘old racist ideologies’ — but this time, differences will be ‘engineered and manufactured’.

Your own 3D figurine

Posted by Shailesh Prasad in futurism

Apr 8
2017

This store lets you create a 3D model of yourself.

You can get a 3D selfie from a store in New York.

Hi there! We are launching Lightform!

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in futurism

Apr 7
2017

We’ve been working on something for quite a while now, and we are excited to share a teaser of what we’ve been up to.

I’m happy to announce.

This New Type of Male Contraceptive Not Only Prevents Babies; It’s Completely Reversible

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in futurism

Apr 6
2017

Until now, men have had only two serious options for preventing baby-making: condoms or ‘the snip’.

A promising new product could be set to change all that, with animal trials indicating that it’s not only close to 100 percent effective, but that it can also be fully reversed, making it less drastic than the vasectomy while still offering similar benefits.

Trademarked under the name Vasalgel, the contraceptive is a polymer gel being developed by the non-profit Parsemus Foundation in California, which aims to “find low cost solutions that have been neglected by the pharmaceutical industry”.

Should psychopaths be morally bioenhanced?

Posted by Carse Peel in futurism

Apr 6
2017

Croatian bioethicists say it should be compulsory.

RegenVillages: Holding, B.V R-Gen, Incorporated — Delaware C-Corp ReGen Labs — non-profit research in resiliency and regenerative system design

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in futurism

Apr 6
2017

Holding, B.V. R-Gen, Incorporated — Delaware C-Corp ReGen Labs — non-profit research in resiliency and regenerative system design.

Parks of the Future May Include Elevated Walkways Through Trees

Posted by Shane Hinshaw in futurism

Apr 5
2017

ArchitectureParks of the Future May Include Elevated Walkways Through Trees With their bold design, one New York–based architecture firm is pushing the boundaries of how public parks should be created.

Ethical Issues of The Future of Medicine: The Top 10

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in biotech/medical, futurism

Apr 4
2017

The future of technology is full of threats and dangers we can prepare for. Here is a top list of ethical issues in medicine and healthcare.

IBM And Watson: Ushering In A New Age Of Computing

Posted by Alireza Mokri in futurism, robotics/AI

Apr 4
2017

Watson, IBM’s cognitive computing system, exhibited phenomenal capabilities while competing on the television quiz show Jeopardy! in February 2011. The grand debut and triumph at Jeopardy! drew the world’s attention to Watson, which achieved a milestone in artificial intelligence (AI) while denoting a new era in computing – a cognitive era. Six years later, Watson today seems to be everywhere, revolutionizing diverse industries while building IBM’s cognitive future.

Cognitive Computing Explained

The future of technology is radically different from the systems that have dominated the global IT industry for decades. New generation technologies are broadly grouped together using the terms AI and cognitive technologies. At IBM, these advanced techs are referred to as cognitive and defined as “systems that learn at scale, reason with purpose and interact with humans naturally.”