7th December 2017

Industrial robot population, 1990-2040

Past, present and estimated future numbers of industrial robots installed globally.

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20th November 2017

Slaughterbots

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots has released a fictional video that depicts a disturbing near-future, in which lethal autonomous weapons have become cheap and ubiquitous.

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29th September 2017

SpaceX reveals Big F***ing Rocket

SpaceX has revealed a promotional video for the BFR (Big F***ing Rocket), a future transport system that will enable passengers to reach any destination on Earth in less than one hour. Longer term, it could be used for trips to the Moon and Mars.

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23rd July 2017

Star Trek: Discovery – official trailer

Netflix has released a trailer of the new Star Trek series, Discovery, which is set to debut on 25th September.

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1st July 2017

Polls archive 2011-2013

An archive of previous polls we ran during the early years of this site.

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26th June 2017

Global population

Future predictions of global population from the United Nations.

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5th June 2017

Exponential wisdom – longevity escape velocity

Peter Diamandis talks about his belief that if we can stay alive for the next 50 years, we will have access to converging technologies that keep us alive indefinitely – a point known as "longevity escape velocity".

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2nd May 2017

Elon Musk's TED 2017 interview

On Friday 28th April, Elon Musk appeared at the TED 2017 conference. In this 40-minute talk, Musk reveals his plans for "the Boring Company", which aims to build high-speed tunnel networks beneath major cities. He also reveals a first teaser image of the Tesla semi electric truck and discusses further developments for SpaceX, Tesla, Hyperloop and Gigafactories.

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