It's time for science fiction to stop skewing so negative.

Utopian fiction could help us unlock the bright future we never imagined

Dystopia Today

Dystopian narratives appeal to disillusioned millennials. But to create a better tomorrow, we need positive narratives to show us what could be possible.

Glimpse: Utopian Fiction Could Help Us Unlock the Bright Future We Never Imagined

We're drawn to narratives like Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror. But they're not helping us create a better world.

First in AR was in your glasses, now now it's in your phone. Who knows where it'll end up next?

Glimpse: Truly useful augmented reality is coming. We're not ready.

AR's Dark Side

As companies work to get augmented reality out of the realm of science fiction, they'll need ground rules for how we should be able to use it.

Glimpse: Truly Useful Augmented Reality is Coming. We’re Not Ready.

Soon we'll be using augmented reality more seamlessly than ever before. And that means we need ground rules for how to not be creeps. 

The future of digital interaction is in quality-driven virtual reality, not in the quantitative world of posts and likes.

Glimpse: Virtual reality for the masses might solve the problems social media started

Sci-Fi Visions

Back in December, Facebook admitted something you might have already suspected: too much social media probably isn’t very good for you. A month prior, Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook VP, put it more bluntly: “The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth,” […]

Glimpse: Virtual Reality For The Masses Might Solve The Problems Social Media Started

Interacting with others in virtual reality could help us have interactions similar to those we have in the real world.

They may not have fur, but we love them anyway.

Glimpse: Man's best friend, forever? We may love robot dogs as much as the real thing

Forever friend

For years, engineers have worked to create robotic dogs that don't pee on the furniture. But could we ever love them as much as we love the real deal?

Glimpse: Man’s Best Friend, Forever? We May Love Robot Dogs As Much As the Real Thing

Sit, rollover, calculate Pi to the 90th digit.

Google's Eric Schmidt: how can artificial intelligence help save endangered languages? Arctic Circle 2013

You'll soon have the power to speak every language on earth. What will you do with it?

Glimpse: why are tech companies pouring money into instant translators?

In the near future, your AI assistant will let you speak every language on earth. That will change a lot more than just international travel.

Glimpse: Why Are Tech Companies Pouring Money Into Instant Translators?

Do we *really* need to speak every language on earth? Tech companies seem to think we do.

To raise 80,000 wooly mammoths, George Church will need a lot of elephants.

Glimpse: How an army of resurrected mammoths could curb global warming

George Church wants to raise 80,000 wooly mammoths from the dead. To do that, he'll have to invent artificial wombs first.

Glimpse: How An Army of Resurrected Mammoths Could Curb Global Warming

Genetic engineering isn't known for its ability to scale.

Recreating the Womb: New Hope for Premature Babies

We're actually pretty close to having them, but they may not look the way sci-fi might have taught you to expect.

Glimpse: on the promise of a future with artificial wombs, and why it's being stopped by the present

Given the speed at which reproductive technology has advanced over the past few decades, it doesn’t feel all that far-fetched: A future in which anyone can have a baby, regardless of creed or need, whenever they feel like it. Already, in our present moment, one can buy or sell eggs and sperm; we can give […]

Glimpse: On the Promise of a Future with Artificial Wombs, and Why It’s Being Stopped by the Present

We have three parent babies. Why can't we grow fetuses outside the body yet?

Your cyberpunk dreams are about to come true.

How electronic tattoos will change the world — and ourselves

Engineers have invented a new kind of 3D printer that can print electronic tattoos directly on your skin. Here's how we'll use it.

Glimpse: How Electronic Tattoos Will Change The World — And Ourselves

Biological 3D printers could repair spinal cord injuries and usher us into the post-computer era. 

Future Society

Glass igloos, ancient cabins, wild reindeer, and the long Polar night. Here's why Kakslauttanen is the world's best place to unplug.

Digital Detox at the End of the World

Robots & Machines

sndrBlock bears the burden of large file uploads, so you never have to stare at a progress bar again. The device launched on Kickstarter on Tuesday, and has already blown past its $68,000 goal.

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Luke Kingma

VP Creative