Links

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

Jump the Curve - a blog by the futurist and author, Jack Uldrich

kurzweilai.net - official website of Ray Kurzweil, futurist and author who believes a technological 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.

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.