Futurist articles

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  Seasteading Institute lives out its libertarian dream of ocean-cities without rules

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 8, 2013 01:37 pm + 25 comments

  What would happen if we started treating governments more like startups? Since there aren't enough Continue reading…

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  This is what futurists in 1988 thought Los Angeles would look like today

  By Bryan Bishop on March 16, 2013 08:56 pm + 87 comments

  In 1988 the Los Angeles Times Magazine published "L.A. 2013: A Special Report." Written by Nicole Continue reading…

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  Futurist Ray Kurzweil joins Google, will focus on machine learning and language processing

  By Bryan Bishop on December 14, 2012 06:58 pm + 54 comments

  Today futurist Ray Kurzweil announced that he has joined Google. According to a post on Kurzweil's Continue reading…

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  Arcosanti: a vision of the future from 1970

  By Jamie Keene on February 17, 2012 09:22 am + 9 comments

  Perching atop a hill high in the Arizona desert, the "urban laboratory" of Arcosanti looks more like Continue reading…