Wearable technology like Google Glass or smart contacts may be the death of the smartphone. Repent iPhone…the end is Nigh! Time to look up at the horizon again. I remember the first call I received on my very first cell phone. I was driving down the highway and I suddenly had the most unexpected sensation.…
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The Times They Are a-Changin‘….2013 is just around the corner and technology is speeding up faster than most of us can comprehend. Connectivity is increasing and consciousness is shifting. Don’t worry, we have you covered. We have compiled a list of must read books that will prepare you for 2013 and the near future. Hopefully some of…
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Future Robot Identity Crisis sounds like a listing for the [easyazon-link asin=”0890420254″ locale=”us”] DSM [/easyazon-link] (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) we might see included in the year 2050. Transformers and shape shifting machines are certain to be a part of our future. Researchers at MIT have created tiny robots inspired by what they call “The…
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The simulated universe theory suggests that we may be living in a computer simulation. This means that everything you do, all of your memories, and all of our recorded history may be nothing more than bits of energy information jumping between circuits inside some enormous computer. Unlike the movie THE MATRIX that presented us with…
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In the 1950s and 1960s, many people thought that researchers were only a few years away from developing a multipurpose [easyazon-link asin=”B0017OFRCY” locale=”us”]ROBOT[/easyazon-link] for home use. Science fiction literature was littered with examples, and the rapid advancement of computers seemed to indicate that everyone would have access to useful robots in a matter of years. However,…
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The ultimate time machine may be a high speed camera. Ok, so it won’t transport you back to view dinosaurs or watch Lincoln give his The Gettysburg Address. However, a high speed camera can show us moments we never see. Fractions of time so fast that without these cameras we would be forever ignorant of what just…
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Can we create utopia? Is it possible for technology to rid us of pain and suffering? Serious Wonder host GRAY SCOTT talks with HANK PELLISSIER about his book Invent Utopia Now, Transhumanist Suggestions for the Pre-Singularity Era. Hank Pellissier is the author of Invent Utopia Now: Transhumanist Suggestions for the Pre-Singularity Era and Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi…
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Serious wonder is all about unique ideas, so we felt it was important to come up with a unique holiday gift ideas list. Some of these gifts are affordable and some are for your personal dream list (and ours). Either way we know that you will enjoy these ideas and we hope that it helps…
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Studio Roosegaarde is nurturing new techno-human behavior through amazing interactive landscapes and changing the way we interact with our environment. Artist Daan Roosegaarde along with his team of designers and engineers, create interactive landscapes that instinctively respond to sound and movement. As technology has grown and as personal computing devices have become smaller and more inexpensive, humanity has…
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The future has arrived! You can now rule the world and the future with these EEG headsets. However, as anyone who reads SEROUS WONDER knows, consciousness and imagination can literally create and alter the material world through technology. That said, by using these EEG Headsets to control your computer, you are just steps away from…
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Biomimetic Robot Future: Top 5 FESTO Creations FESTO is truly on of the most futuristic companies around. They specialize in automation technology, industrial training and education programs. FESTO is a fantastic example of biomimetic design and our inevitable robot future. They are a Serious Wonder favorite and we wanted to share our top 5 favorite…
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