The Future This Week: CRISPR, Cryonics, and the Transhumanist Party
In The Future This Week, Serious Wonder straps on its robotic arms and reaches out for this week’s headlines of the future, from cybernetic limbs, to deep space adventures, to advanced robotics. Whether we’re having robots deter dangerous situations, traveling the cosmos further than ever before, or creating cheap and accessible cybernetic limbs, the future is definitely unfolding in our favor.
The world of science fiction has always been our greatest inspiration in creating the future. From cyborgs to space colonization, we used these works of fiction as a medium of our innovations. However, science fiction also taught us what not to do when developing the future – from corporate dictatorships to the enslavement of our species using advanced technologies. Granted, these threats could still emerge, but so far the future has been bright and beautiful. Better yet, it’s ours. Welcome to the future!
CERN Discovers New Particles
During one of the runs of the Large Hadron Collider, CERN discovered two brand new particles, whom are higher mass companions to Ξ−b, called Ξ′−b and Ξ∗−b, providing further evidence that there is much more about our universe we’ve yet to discover, let alone understand. SOURCE
Cheap Cybernetic Limb
19-year-old Easton LaChappelle has developed, with the help of MakerBot, a 3D printed artificial limb with only a $350 budget. To make it even cooler, the 3D printed limb is also connected to an EEG headset, allowing the wearer to control said limb with their thoughts alone. SOURCE
SpaceX DSCOVR Pictures
On Wednesday, SpaceX had launched its first ever deep-space mission known as Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), which is an NOAA Earth observation and space weather satellite. During its launch, however, the Falcon 9 rocket was able to snap some really cool pictures! SOURCE
Naval Fire Fighting Robot
The United States Navy is working with Virginia Tech in developing the Shipboard Autonomous Fire-Fighting Robot (SAFFiR), an humanoid robot which will soon be launched into action and help suppress fires on ships that normally would put the ship’s crew in danger. SOURCE
Photo Credit: Space.com
About the author
B.J. Murphy is the Editor and Social Media Manager of Serious Wonder. He is a futurist, philosopher, activist, author and poet. B.J. is an Affiliate Scholar for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and an Ambassador for the robotics company Humai.
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