Keloid is a remarkable new trailer created by by Big Lazy Robot. This may be one version of the technological singularity. Not the one we want. According to the Big Lazy Robot website: [easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”0061452068″ locale=”us” height=”160″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TfA2m3u6L._SL160_.jpg” width=”106″]”In a not too distant future, societies of all countries come to rely on an intricate…
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Stephen Hawking predicts that digital mind uploading may be possible, just not anytime soon. It is obvious that humanity is on the verge of unlocking the mysteries of the mind. We may unlock the key to digital immortality as well. Humanity appears to be destined to become immortal consciousness in one form or another. According…
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PhotoFlow by NOS design is a new solar power and rainwater harvesting system. As technology grows exponentially, our innovations will become more efficient, beautiful and complex. From transportation to architecture, the way we interact with our world will become a multilayered experience. As we have witnessed with phones and cameras, what once was a one…
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Biomimetic design is the imitation of the structures, elements, and systems of nature. The future will be filled with biomimetic inspiration. Architecture, transportation and furniture design are all moving in this direction. The Embryo and Roost treehouse designs by Antony Gibbon Designs are perfect examples of biomimetic design. Could this be your new future home? According to Gibbon’s website: “The cylindrical…
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Apple made a huge statement by adding a biometric fingerprint scanner to the new iPhone 5S. The message is clear. The biometric revolution has finally arrived. Apple has a huge digital ecosystem with over 900,000 apps. It has gadgets, including iPads, iPhones, laptops, and possibly a smart watch (in the near future) that will inevitably…
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Future Fiction is a new series of short fiction stories contributed by Serious Wonder readers and members. This week member Susan Moore submits a short fiction story based on some Future Art by artist Gary Tonge. THE EYLLDAH Today is a good day once again. The towns and cities atop the mushroom towers are free of their…
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HER Spike Jonze new science fiction romance film is set in Los Angeles sometime in the near future. The film focuses on a relationship between Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and an artificially intelligent computer operating system called “Samantha” (Scarlett Johansson). SEXBOTS 101 anyone? [youtube responsive=true id=”rS8zOLOcPMQ” mode=”normal” align=”left”] Serious Wonder Member @michael sent us this review…
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Futuristic floating homes are on the horizon. What will our future be like when floating homes can easily cross oceans, walls and borders? Will access to homes that float and move freely about the planet cause nationalism to die a long overdue death? Probably not. But it would cause us to question the antiquated and…
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A German technology non-profit has created an “octocopter” drone to deliver a defibrillator to people experiencing a heart attack. There is no doubt that these drones could arrive faster than any ambulance thus increasing the chance of survival. Fredrich Nölle from Definetz held a press conference in the town of Halle in North Rhine Westphalia to display…
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