Where can I find summaries of historical developments, technological breakthroughs, political and social changes etc. in a similar style as the Afterword in Charles Stross's anthology Toast
(free download here)? I am interested in stuff that has happened in the last 30 or 40 years.
posted by fullerenedream
on Oct 22, 2012 -
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Help me find some informative scientific podcasts/lectures/audio books/videos about the future of man and technology.
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posted by gregoryg
on Jun 21, 2012 -
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If an alien located on a planet 100 light years from here was to switch on a big, multi-frequency radio receiver, and record all the noises coming from outer space for the
next hundred years, on all frequencies, how many soap operas, advertisements and new broadcasts would they pick up from Earth? Would a mass-market radio, similar to our Earthly equivalents, pick up anything? Over time, as the number of Earth transmissions increases exponentially, would the alien pick up a cacophony or a damp fizzle?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 23, 2012 -
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What books or blogs should I read to get an idea how the world will change in the next 5-15 years?
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posted by MetaMonkey
on Jul 11, 2011 -
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What are good examples of the way normal people take technology and devices and repurpose them in a way the manufacturer didn't dream of? (e.g. using in car CD player as cup holder, or the spin cycle on a washing machine to soothe a baby)
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posted by Marzipan
on Apr 24, 2010 -
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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?
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posted by 0bvious
on Sep 18, 2009 -
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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?
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posted by thebellafonte
on Apr 28, 2009 -
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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.
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posted by 517
on Mar 13, 2009 -
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Aumented Realityfilter- Please, Me-Fites give me your examples of films/video clips of humans with built-in H.U.D.s...?
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posted by Joe Rocket
on Feb 22, 2008 -
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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.
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posted by exlotuseater
on Nov 30, 2007 -
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