Futurism ⁽¹²⁾

There was a very perceptive article in the current issue of the Economist which argued, basically, that Moore's Law is in sight of breaking down. The result, though, is maybe not what you might think. Progress may not necessarily just get slower; it is more likely to…

The question Alec Ross set out to answer at the RSA today was: "If the last 25 years shaped by Internet, what comes next?" His book The Industries of the Future addresses the question more fully, but for the audience today he focussed on two examples:…

The world is headed for a big transition, says David Orban, entrepreneur and Singularity University faculty member, speaking at a London Futurists lecture in London on February 6th. "Technology created humans," he says. "And we continue to use reason to advance technology for humanity's benefit." But the…

The thing most disappointing to life-long technophiles is that the flying car we have always dreamt of never came. In many ways we far exceeded the dreams of futurists past. The modern smart phone is vastly more powerful and capable than anyone could have predicted…

Blockchain, the technology which underpins Bitcoin has the potential to disrupt many large and powerful industries believes Niki Wiles. Speaking to London Futurists in a session in London today Wiles, Lead Data Scientist for the London-based digital media agency, 360i said Blockchain solved some of…