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The Future of Asteroid Mining
Never say never. That’s one principle of futurism that proves itself time and time again. Driverless vehicles. Citizen travel in space. Robots. Global currencies. Alternate universes. Mars exploration. At some point in history, each seemed like a pipe dream, if not...
The History of the Metaverse
The metaverse is the collective assortment of byte-based alternatives to features of the physical, atomized world. The metaverse is in our future with or without our permission. We’ve taken too many steps in that direction already to stop it. And as we noted just a...
3 Secret Applications that will Cement NFTs Role in the Future
We looked at Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs earlier this year in the context of their place in the art world. That raised a lot of questions for some readers so it’s time to look at the bigger picture, if you’ll pardon the pun. NFTs are increasingly showing up in other...
Will We Be Living in the Metaverse?
If you’ve been zoning out or raising your eyebrows when you hear references to the “metaverse,” it’s time to pay attention. It’s here. Well, at least pieces of it. As we speak, worlds are being created in cyberspace. They’re also being created or augmented literally...
Our Lab Grown Future
I've previously written about lab-grown meat. And as we hinted at in that piece, we should think far more expansively about these kinds of lab processes. In fact, I can see incredible breakthroughs in the not-too-distant future with the first lab-grown house – most,...
Ghost Kitchens – Rewriting the rules for the global food industry
At first glance, the emergence of “ghost kitchens” may not seem to be an earth-shattering trend. Other equally foreboding terms for this industry include “dark kitchens” and “shadow kitchens.” But there’s nothing nefarious or creepy about them. Ghost kitchens are...
16 Startling Predictions about the Future of Banking and Future of Cryptocurrency
We're seeing a lot of predictions about the future of cryptocurrency, but most of them have to do with their price, finding ways to mine them using less energy, and the possibility of taxing and regulating various types of cryptocurrency transactions. All the while,...
The Race to Invent the Auto Electric, Auto Recharging Highways of the Future
Several major automakers have recently announced they intend for 100% of their vehicles to be all-electric within the next two decades. That’s terrific and remarkable. Electric vehicle (EV) technology has come a long way. The EVs I’ve driven recently have great...
Self Watering Soil – The Single Greatest Breakthrough in Agriculture in the Past Century
It’s not exactly “self-watering” farming but it’s close. A research team led by Dr. Guihua Yu at the engineering school at the University of Texas in Austin have developed a hydrogel that when mixed with soil captures humidity from the air at night and releases the...
Industrial Meat Growing Facilities Coming to a City Near You
We just can’t get enough meat it seems. The numbers and trends are staggering. Meat production doubled between 1988 and 2018. By 2050 it will have doubled from 2008 levels to 570 million tons. The average American eats more than 200 pounds of meat annually. That all...
