A very interesting report over at The Telegraph which looks at recent advances in the creation of a prosthetic hand that is controlled through thought. The hand brings the ability for tactile sensation, which is a remarkable feat and will literally revolutionise our use of prosthetics in the future.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Communications & Technology
Site of the Week: Wikileaks
Wikileaks is an exercise in decentralised information gathering, not vulnerable to the attacks of vested interests and open to all who wish to post important leaked documents or to act as whistleblowers.… Continue Reading
Rookie Blogger of the Year – We Won!!!
Well, the results have come in and I’m very happy to say that Future Conscience has one the Rookie Blogger of the Year contest that was being held by Tycoon Blogger! Have to say a big thank you to everybody who voted for us, with 23% of the vote we certainly have been encouraged to continue doing what we’ve been doing – just even more so!… Continue Reading
Royal Society releases collection of pivotal articles
Today, the Royal Society have released a new website in order to start gearing up for this year of festivities called Trailblazing. Trailblazing is a timeline website that contains many groundbreaking scientific articles, papers and letters that have never before been published online in their original format. … Continue Reading
Ethics Newsline posts a Blogger’s Code of Ethics
Ethics Newsline, which is a part of the two decade old Institute for Global Ethics, has recently thrown their hat into the ethical blogging ring with a post by Rushworth Kidder. This post attempts to formulate a universal code of blogging ethics.… Continue Reading
7 ways to live longer so that you might live forever
There has been a lot of discussion amongst the futurist crowd recently about projections for longevity advancements over the next 50 years. So what are some ways that you can live longer in order to be able to benefit from these advancements?… Continue Reading