The seas are rising. Climate change has made it inevitable. I have a strange question... Assuming that world sea-level rises by 1 metre over the next hundred years - Would it be possible to cordon off a section of land, somewhere in the centre of a continent, and flood it to create an artificial ocean, thus reducing the consequences of the sea rise? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Sep 18, 2009 - 30 answers

Can anyone identify these cartoons? One about two poor kids who dream of a world made of food, then wake up to a feast in their kitchen. Another about a young couple at a future world/technology expo where they see instant houses, get groomed by robots, and ballroom dance? [more inside]
posted by thebellafonte on Apr 28, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm looking for predictions of near future technology made by people who are actually working on that technology and have the funding to make it happen. [more inside]
posted by 517 on Mar 13, 2009 - 8 answers

Aumented Realityfilter- Please, Me-Fites give me your examples of films/video clips of humans with built-in H.U.D.s...? [more inside]
posted by Joe Rocket on Feb 22, 2008 - 6 answers

What kinds of high-technology things exist now but will only come to light 50 or 100 years from now? Speculative, but asking for concrete answers. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Nov 30, 2007 - 41 answers

What bleeding-edge technology websites do you frequent? [more inside]
posted by viewofdelft on May 12, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for a website or websites that can show me what to expect in the future. [more inside]
posted by foraneagle2 on Jul 17, 2005 - 12 answers