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Cold Case Assassin 2024, solved in 2054
2054 "Who is the hoodied man? Is it a woman wearing a men's mask? This person was always smiling directly at the camera. It is like he was saying, you're not going to catch me. " Kitty, the notorious detective was thinking out loud.
By Mariann Carrollabout a year ago in Futurism
The Algorithm of Connection. Honorable Mention in Tomorrow’s Utopia Challenge. Content Warning.
“Good morning ! Today is December 10th, 2050. My Ultimate Life has cultivated your ultimate outfit based on both weather and your mental health needs as you navigate seasonal depression. Based on your caloric and metabolic needs of the day [pause] : it is recommended for your sedentary lifestyle that you have a low calorie, high b12, fiber rich warm soup to heat your spirit and encourage the facilitation of ideas.”
By L.K. Rolanabout a year ago in Futurism
A Lonely Future
It’s the year ‘2050’ and I never thought I would get this far. My transition has gone from a gel. To injections. To this strange patch thing they invented. One that makes things interesting slash uncomfortable. It costs a lot more than the injections had ever cost me. But what can you expect without insurance?
By Raphael Fontenelleabout a year ago in Futurism
Fourth Wall
Listen to the audio version on Spotify: (Available on all major platforms—full list) *** "The situation is simple, Zeke," Chairman Phillips addressed me from across the varnished table. "We are simply not doing enough to leverage this economic climate to our particular advantage. What good is SimCorp if we cannot provide the reassurance that people fall back on during such times of uncertainty?"
By Stephen A. Roddewigabout a year ago in Futurism
The Great Uncoupling of 2229
“I realize there are still aspects of humanity that my kind cannot understand or appreciate….” The soft, airy voice resonating from the orb that trailed Teyhx through the hallway of her dorm pleaded with her to see reason. Though, ultimately, the decision was not hers anyways.
By Adam Clost2 years ago in Futurism
Human Evolution and Climate Change
The Question An oft asked question relates to how humans and every other species on the planet will or will not adapt to the new environmental conditions that climate change will quite probably (and arguably already has) impose across much of the globe. For other species the answer is fairly obvious, they will either adapt or they will perish. As has been the case throughout all of earth’s history, evolution through natural selection requires that those with the traits that are best adapted to reproduce will do so and so pass them on, especially when pressed by changes in the environment. Many argue that the changes we are seeing or will soon see as a result of climate change are occurring too rapidly for many species to adapt. In essence that evolution cannot keep up with the pace of change. Mutations simply cannot occur frequently enough to supply a wide enough variety of phenotypes of different varieties to allow for at least one that can survive the new conditions any given species may find itself in. Rapid changes are the hardest for the longest lived (excluding microorganisms), and slowest reproducing creatures to deal with, and they face the greatest threat of massive population decrease or even extinction. I happen to think that adaptation can happen much faster than is typically believed, but am not naïve enough to think that even a greatly accelerated adaptation or mutation process will be enough to save all or even most animal species from the threat of habitat loss or change brought about by global warming.
By Everyday Junglist2 years ago in Futurism
