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Futurists Don’t Predict The Future, They Drive Us Toward Better Ones

Futurists Don’t Predict The Future, They Drive Us Toward Better Ones

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In this video from our Futurist Forum, Dave Evans says that the role of the futurist isn’t to know exactly what will happen 100 years from now.

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5 Ways That Today’s Culture Will Impact Product Designs Of The Future

5 Ways That Today’s Culture Will Impact Product Designs Of The Future

Written by: Sarah Krasley

From molecular design to circular economies, things that are on the cutting edge now will be built in to things we buy every day in the future.

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New York Has A New $20 Billion Plan To Protect Itself From The Next Super Storm
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New York Has A New $20 Billion Plan To Protect Itself From The Next Super Storm

Photo by: Flickr user Wanderingtheworld

Mayor Bloomberg outlines a system of flood prevention and storm preparation so that the city can withstand a once-in-500-years storm.

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Join Us To Hear About The Future Of Education

Join Us To Hear About The Future Of Education

As part of our Futurist Forum, we’re hosting a talk with Institute For The Future Executive Director Marina Gorbis about the changing ways we learn.

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How You Will Work In The Future

How You Will Work In The Future

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Futurist Glen Hiemstra discusses how our jobs--and even the idea of having a job--will change.

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The Insane Growth Of China’s And India’s Megacities Mapped Through Satellite Imagery
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The Insane Growth Of China’s And India’s Megacities Mapped Through Satellite Imagery

IMAGE: Shanghai via Shutterstock

These charts--made with information from weather satellites scanning the ground--show how wide and how tall cities around the world have grown. What’s happening to the size of cities in Asia will blow your mind.

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This Cyborg Hears Colors With His Skull

This Cyborg Hears Colors With His Skull

Neil Harbisson has a disorder that leads him to see the world in black and white. But with a little body modification, he can still sense them with his cybernetic third eye. That’s right: This man has a cybernetic third eye.

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This Robotic Bee Just Took Flight, To Pollinate Crops And (Maybe) Spy On You

This Robotic Bee Just Took Flight, To Pollinate Crops And (Maybe) Spy On You

The quarter-sized RoboBee looks like a fly, but it was designed to save us from colony collapse disorder. If the bees die, we have a robot backup.

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The End Of The World Isn’t As Likely As Humans Fighting Back

The End Of The World Isn’t As Likely As Humans Fighting Back

Written by: Jamais Cascio

Scenarios for the future that involve a horrifying end for humanity might make for exciting reading, but they’re the most unlikely of scenarios--and incredibly unhelpful in creating a better tomorrow.

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