Gene Therapy, EU elections and tension in China, Vietnam
Enjoy this week news roundup on the current situation: Breakthrough shows how DNA is ‘edited’ to correct genetic diseases Researchers at the Universities
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Archive
A sample of previous posts on Plausible Futures Newsletter: 5GW and Norwegian Terrorism (co-published in Interesting Times Magazine) The Perfect Storm and Black Swan Theory
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Great Books for Far Out Futures
The Circle Dystopian near future science fiction novel about a company that resembles Google about to “complete the circle”. Ready Player One VR-storyline
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2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years
he new book “2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years” by Jorgen Randers raises the possibility that humankind might not survive
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5GW and Norwegian Terrorism
The atrocities committed against innocent civilians in the recent terrorist attacks in Norway shows how much harm and disruption one person can do
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The Perfect Storm and Black Swan Theory
The BP oil crisis in the Mexican gulf, deadly heat waves in Russia, earthquakes in Haiti (7.0 Mw) and Chile (8.8 Mw) and
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Why you already live in a cyberpunk future
Our perception of a cyberpunk future is shaped by the foresight of luminaries like William Gibson, Neal Stephenson and Bruce Sterling. Their vivid
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The Men Who Stare in Peace: An Interview with Dr. David Leffler
In the movie The Men Who Stare at Goats, military interest in psychic research is portrayed as an utter failure. The movie is not
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Conspiracy theories and Transhumanism
The conspiracy theory crowd is looking at the transhumanist movement for evidence of a planned eugenic robotic utopia for the elite. Unfortunately this
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Why you already live in a cyberpunk future
December 17, 2013 Our perception of a cyberpunk future is shaped by the foresight of luminaries like William Gibson, Neal Stephenson and Bruce
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