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Should We be Cautious about Envisioning Dystopias?

Johnny Boston — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:20:03 +0000

How will our relationship to technology evolve in the future? Will we regard it as something apart from ourselves, part of ourselves, or as a new area of evolution? In this new video from the Galactic Public Archives, Futurist Gray Scott explains that we are a part of a technological cosmos. Do you agree with Scott that technology is built into the universe, waiting to be discovered?

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Futurist Gray Scott: We are Part of a Technological Cosmos

Johnny Boston — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:06:12 +0000

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Are Artificial Wombs the Future of Birth?

Johnny Boston — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:47:47 +0000

In April, Scientists based in Philadelphia unveiled an artificial womb undergoing testing on fetal lambs. With a prediction from one of the researchers that the technology could be ready for human testing in three to five years, artificial wombs suddenly became the most unexpected rage of 2017. But what sort of artificial wombs might realistically be a part of healthcare in the near future?

In this video series, the Galactic Public Archives takes bite-sized looks at a variety of terms, technologies, and ideas that are likely to be prominent in the future. Terms are regularly changing and being redefined with the passing of time. With constant breakthroughs and the development of new technology and other resources, we seek to define what these things are and how they will impact our future.

What is a Drone? (Future A to Z)

Johnny Boston — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:48:49 +0000

Drones. Drone is a word you see pretty often in today’s pop culture. But drones seem to be an extremely diverse species. Even flightless vehicles are occasionally referred to as drones. So what exactly is a drone?