Emerging over the past week is a clearly co-ordinated attempt to remove WikiLeaks from the internet, and even to end its existence as an organisation. So, what I wanted to do with the discussion this time is look at whether or not WikiLeaks can actually be shut down – and what this very serious precedent might set for the future of internet neutrality.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Communications & Technology
Augmented Reality: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Part Three: The Ugly)
Over a year ago I started a series entitled Augmented Reality: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. The Good and The Bad were covered in due course, however the third part – The Ugly – never saw the light of day…until now.… Continue Reading
SMI2LE: The Futurist Thought of Timothy Leary
There are many names in the world of futurism past and present, but one that is often overlooked despite his influential impact is the High Priest of the psychedelic movement: Dr. Timothy Leary.… Continue Reading
Water Shortages: The Unspoken Crisis
For many years now we have seen a forthcoming global catastrophe. It is one that will impact many millions of lives, leading to widespread conflict and quite likely forced migration. It is also one that at this stage is inevitable, in fact it has already started. The problem is: nobody is talking about it.… Continue Reading
7 Random Predictions for the Future
I thought that with today’s post we could get back to basics and I would present you with a set of futurist predictions for us to all mull over and discuss. So, without further ado, here are seven predictions for the future brought to you by the futurist blog Future Conscience (wow, that’s a lot of future for one sentence!).… Continue Reading
The Shifting Paradigms of Alternate Reality Gaming
The phone rings late one evening. You answer it to hear the voice of a woman in distress: ‘I can’t keep this up any longer, they’re getting to close to the truth!’. She hangs up suddenly, but not before leaving you with a cryptic clue – a password to some online network that she had managed to get a hold of. Your next move, should you choose to take it, is to log onto that network and download the encrypted data hidden within.… Continue Reading