Manuel Berdoy is a zoologist, born in France, who has had the privilege to work with animals such as primates in Africa, reptiles in America and seals and penguins in Antarctica. Such is the extent of our dominion on Earth, that the answer to questions around whether we are still part of nature, and whetherContinue reading “Have Humans Evolved Beyond Nature—and Do We Even Need It?”
Monthly Archives: March 2022
After Coronavirus the World Will Never Be the Same. But Maybe, It Can Be Better
Vanessa Bates Ramirez is senior editor of Singularity Hub. She’s interested in renewable energy, health and medicine, international development, and countless other topics. Life has changed a lot in the past few days, weeks, or months, depending where you live. As efforts to contain the novel coronavirus ramp up, it’s likely going to change evenContinue reading “After Coronavirus the World Will Never Be the Same. But Maybe, It Can Be Better”
Coronavirus Is Changing How We Live, Work, and Use Tech—Permanently
Brianna Welsh is an entrepreneur focused on intersection of blockchain and AI and renewable energy. Within a week, many world leaders went from downplaying the seriousness of coronavirus to declaring a state of emergency. Even the most efficacious of nations seem to be simultaneously confused and exasperated, with delayed responses revealing incompetence and inefficiency theContinue reading “Coronavirus Is Changing How We Live, Work, and Use Tech—Permanently”
16 Ways Coronavirus May Change the Way We Look at the World
Carin Ism and Julien Leyre. Together with Carin Ism, Leyre is co-founder of the Future of Governance Agency (FOGA). Crisis. A situation where danger and opportunity intersect. In the last several weeks, we’ve heard and learned a lot about the danger and suffering caused by Covid-19. But opportunities are here too, and not only forContinue reading “16 Ways Coronavirus May Change the Way We Look at the World”
What Will the World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures
Simon Mair is a research fellow in Ecological Economics, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, University of Surrey. Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what the future holds for my loved ones. My vulnerable friends and relatives. I wonder what willContinue reading “What Will the World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures”
Fixing What’s Broken: If We Build a Moral Economy, the Future Will Be Better
Vanessa Bates Ramirez is senior editor of Singularity Hub. She’s interested in renewable energy, health and medicine, international development, and countless other topics. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been eagerly awaiting a return to normal. We want to be able to go out again, see our friends, and be in public places without feeling likeContinue reading “Fixing What’s Broken: If We Build a Moral Economy, the Future Will Be Better”
How Drones and Aerial Vehicles Could Change Cities
Paul Cureton is a drone pilot and Senior Lecturer in Design at ImaginationLancaster and member of the Data Science Institute, Lancaster University, UK. Drones, personal flying vehicles, and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of mobility and transport routes.Continue reading “How Drones and Aerial Vehicles Could Change Cities”
The Moon’s Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Sustain 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years
John Grant is a lecturer in soil science at Southern Cross University. He has a doctorate in science looking at how the physical and chemical properties of soil impact tree growth. Alongside advances in space exploration, we’ve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilization. And atContinue reading “The Moon’s Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Sustain 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years”
Magnetizable Concrete in Roads Could Charge Electric Cars While You Drive
Edd Gent a freelance science and technology writer based in Bangalore, India. My main areas of interest are engineering, computing and biology, with a particular focus on the intersections between the three. One of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle adoption is the fear of running out of juice before you get to your destination.Continue reading “Magnetizable Concrete in Roads Could Charge Electric Cars While You Drive”
Google AI Researchers Are Dreaming Up a New Species of Search Engine
Jason Dorrier is managing editor of Singularity Hub. He did research and wrote about finance and economics before moving on to science and technology. Imagine a collection of books—maybe millions or even billions of them—haphazardly tossed by publishers into a heaping pile in a field. Every day the pile grows exponentially. Those books are brimmingContinue reading “Google AI Researchers Are Dreaming Up a New Species of Search Engine”