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AlterNet.org - an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of hundreds of other independent media sources. AlterNet's aim is to inspire action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care issues, and more. BBC Click - general tech news. BetterHumans.com - News, blogs, videos and discussions on science, technology and transhumanism. ChangeWaves - observations on the future. A blog by Social Technologies. DragonMinded.com - futuristic artwork Energy Information Administration - official energy statistics from the US government. engadget - cool gadgets EurekAlert! - breaking news alerts of the latest scientific discoveries and advances. Global Climate Change: NASA's Eyes on the Earth - extremely well presented and informative site with a wealth of scientific data, graphs, satellite imagery, etc. Google Trends - useful data on current trends h+ Magazine - covering technological, scientific and cultural trends that are changing - and will change - human beings in fundamental ways. Jump the Curve - a blog by the futurist and author, Jack Uldrich kurzweilai.net - official website of Ray Kurzweil, well-known futurist and author who believes a singularity will occur in the 2040s. Machines Like Us - a web resource for those interested in evolutionary thought, cognitive science, synthetic life, artificial intelligence, and general science that improves the human condition. Updated daily. Metaverse Roadmap - The development of 3D virtual worlds over the next decade mkaku.org - official website of Michio Kaku, futurist and theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory. The Nano Age - an overview of nanotechnology and its potential future News of Future - newspaper articles from the future Next Big Future - a technology blog PhysOrg.com - general science news Science Daily - latest research news Singularity University - based in Silicon Valley, and headed by Ray Kurzweil, its stated aim is to "assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies (bio, nano, info, AI, etc.), and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity’s grand challenges." Statistics.gov.uk - the Office for National Statistics (UK) Superstruct - online forecasting game TimeGlider - create your own future timeline Wikipedia - contains many useful dates and scheduled future events. Wired - general tech news. World Future Society - publishes The Futurist magazine. worldometers.info - live world statistics on population, education, environment, food, energy and health.
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