2057: On the Verge of Singularity

Usaell

Shared on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 23:19

Futurists and speculators are constantly trying to imagine the next big thing.  In this special from 2007, many of our world's top minds, including Dr. Michio Kaku, speculate on the technology and social construct of our world in 2057.

What will our society look like on the verge of singularity?

How will perceptions of individualism and privacy be different from what we know today?

How will technology be incorporated into our daily lives?

For those who missed it the first time around, I present:

2057

Part 1: The Body 

 

Part 2: The City

 

Part 3: The World

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Deman267's picture
Submitted by Deman267 on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 08:22
Do you read a lot of science fiction?
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Submitted by Usaell on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 20:45
Well, not only read, but write a fair amount. I enjoy the merging of science fiction and science fact. For instance, the modern day Smart Phone is a device directly inspired by a fictitious device written about by Gene Roddenberry, called the Tri-corder. There are countless examples of this, especially in Jules Vern's writings. This is happening more and more today with video games and future tech. For example, one of the most interesting weapons available for use in Halo: Reach, and Fallout: New Vegas is the Gauss Weapon. A gun that fires a projectile at 4 times the speed of sound, and uses a frictionless electromagnetic propulsion system. This weapon was once a contemplation of Science Fiction, until recently when the U.S. Government revealed the worlds first Gauss Weapon (which is the size of a 18 wheeler trailer). My next blog post will be the episode of "Future Weapons" in which this weapon was featured (available on netflix and youtube). These sorts of convergences fascinate me... it's the ever present philosophical question of "Life imitating art, or art imitating life?"

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