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Future Society

The Coolest Tech Products We’re Excited to Review from CES 2022

If you ever find yourself in the pile-up from hell, you'd be well-equipped if you were in a Tesla.
Tesla

Tesla Easily Keeps Passengers Warm for Entire 18 Hour Traffic Jam

Don't listen to the haters.

The crypto bros are at it again folks — and this time, they're trying to help the rich make money off of court cases.
Blockchain

Crypto Startup Lets You Fund Other People’s Lawsuits Against Each Other

It's chaotic... but intriguing.

NASA's Perseverance rover has run into a bit of trouble: small pieces of Mars rock are now obstructing the rover's sample collection system.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Rover Has Run Into Trouble

"This is not the first curve Mars has thrown at us — just the latest."

Here's a brain teaser for you: scientists are suggesting spacetime may be made out of individual "spacetime pixels" instead of being smooth and continuous.
Physics

Scientists Say the Universe Itself May Be “Pixelated”

What is gravity itself actually made of?

Anti-Vaxxers Are Drinking Human Urine for Some Disgusting Reason
Developments

Anti-Vaxxers Are Drinking Human Urine for Some Disgusting Reason

Just in case you thought the pandemic couldn't get any stupider.

NASA researcher Ann Marie Cody spoke to Vice about how exactly the agency and the SETI Institute is trying to find alien megastructures.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientist Describes Hunt for Alien Megastructures

"[It’s] essentially any artificial structure built by an intelligent civilization perhaps for energy harvesting purposes."

One futurist believes that “a large proportion of people will be in the metaverse in some way” and will live most of their lives "jacked in" by 2030
Metaverse

Expert Says People Will Soon Live Entire Lives in Metaverse

One expert claims "a large proportion of people will be in the metaverse in some way" by 2030.

EV Solar Kits is aiming to make electric vehicles run on renewable energy instead of electricity created by fossil fuel power plants by using solar panels.
Tesla

Startup Says Its Solar Upgrade for Teslas Adds 60 Miles in Range per Day

"There’s so many pain points that EV owners have."

SpaceX has tested out its massive "chopstick" tower, a structure designed to guide its Starship and Super Heavy booster during launches and landings.
Starship

SpaceX Tests Giant “Chopsticks” For Catching Starship as It Lands

This thing is absolutely massive.

Siraj Raval has been using his 2018 Tesla Model 3 as a power source to mine ethereum and bitcoin, and has made up to $800 while doing so.
Cryptocurrency

Tesla Owner Says He’s Making $800 Per Month Using His Car to Mine Crypto

Warning: Doing this might void your Tesla’s warranty.

This week Kosovo announced a total crypto ban after spending the last 60 days in a government state of emergency over an ongoing energy crisis.
Cryptocurrency

Another Entire Country Just Banned Crypto Mining

Cops are seizing mining rigs.

One of NASA's top scientists finally shaved his "James Webb Beard" yesterday to celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope's successful deployment.
Future Society

NASA Scientist Shaves Off “James Webb Beard” After Successful Deployment

Lookin' good!

A new AMD graphics card was designed to be less desirable for crypto miners to reduce issues with the GPU shortage and scalpers.
Cryptocurrency

New Graphics Card Is Bad at Cryptomining on Purpose, Maker Says

Take that, scalpers!

A global team of scientists says they've detected water on the Moon using data the China National Space Administration provided.
Moon

China Says Its Lander Has Detected Water on the Moon

Hydration station!

Data scientists who have already been tracking political violence around the world are retooling their efforts to predict American insurrection using AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Data Scientists Say They’ve Developed Algorithms to Predict the Next Coup Attempt

Can computers predict flashpoints for political violence? The jury's still out.

The Open Source Afro Hair Library was designed to improve the way digital artists and video game developers portray 3D models of Black hairstyles.
Future Society

3D Artists Create Better Models of Black Hairstyles for Video Games

"All of us can be caretakers, all of us can be stewards."

A farmer in Turkey has purchased special VR headsets for his cows so they'll produce more milk and be less anxious. It seems to be working.
Virtual Reality

Farmer Puts VR Headsets on Cows to Simulate Green Pastures

Shouldn't cows always be in green pastures?

One Michigan nuclear power plant detected a "possible fire," but turned its sirens off last year. It follows a history of concerning nuclear events.
Nuclear Fusion

Fire Reported at Crumbling Michigan Nuclear Power Plant

What is wrong with Michigan's nuclear plants?

Geneticist Brian Hanley explained his life-extending experiments and why climate change will be his future cause of death if he lives to be 150 years old.
Future Society

Guy Testing Life-Extending Gene Therapy on Himself Admits That Environmental Catastrophe May Pose Problem

He makes the future sound pretty bleak.