Oct 21, 2015
Back to the Future Day: Six experts predict life in 2045
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
What will life be like in 30 years’ time? We asked six forecasters to do better than Back to the Future II’s predictions.
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Oct 21, 2015
10 Things Back to the Future 2 Got Right
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
We’re going back to the future! In Back to the Future Part 2 Doc and Marty travel to the future—October 21, 2015. Yup, we’re living their future! But while we might not have flying cars, hoverboards, or self-fitting shoes, a lot of their predictions about the future weren’t that far off. Here’s a list of 10 they got right.
But seriously, they got a lot wrong. Find out what in our other video, 10 Things Back to the Future 2 Got Wrong!
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Oct 21, 2015
Nike confirms self-lacing sneakers from ‘Back to the Future’ are real
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: entertainment, futurism
Marty McFly’s self-lacing Nikes from Back to the Future are finally real.
Nike has confirmed to Mashable the “first pair of self-lacing Nike Mag shoes is in New York City.” The company didn’t provide further details as to the sneakers’ precise whereabouts in the city, but they’re sure to turn up soon enough.
See also: USA Today travels ‘Back to the Future’ with front page from the film.
Oct 21, 2015
Global Scenarios and National Workshops to Address Future Work/Technology Dynamics are being scheduled by The Millennium Project | PRWeb
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, disruptive technology, economics, education, futurism, policy
“The nature of work, employment, jobs, and economics will have to change over the next 35 years, or the world will face massive unemployment by 2050. This was a key conclusion of the Future Work/Technology 2050 study published in the “2015−16 State of the Future.””
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This ingenious unicycle robot could reinvent the way we get mail.
Oct 20, 2015
Lyft will pick you up in a DeLorean for ‘Back to the Future’ day in NYC
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
1980s hero Marty McFly travels to Oct. 21, 2015, in Back to the Future II, otherwise known as this Wednesday — and nobody is more excited than the brands.
In a partnership with Verizon, ride-sharing service Lyft will be bringing a fleet of DeLorean DMC-12s to New York City to offer users free rides on Back to the Future day, Oct. 21, 2015.
See also: Live your ‘Back to the Future’ dreams with Ford’s $1.21M flux capacitor.
Oct 20, 2015
Irish students build all-electric DeLorean for Back to the Future Day
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
The car will also serve as a promotional vehicle to help Irish students get excited for careers in STEM fields.
Oct 20, 2015
GAO Reports: The Internet of Things — FAQs
Posted by Laura Samsó in categories: futurism, internet, privacy, security, virtual reality, wearables
I think about pros and cons of living in a connected world … think about it …sometimes the answer it is not so simple, nor unique.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44227.pdf by Eric A. Fischer — Senior Specialist in Science and Technology, October 13, 2015
Oct 19, 2015
The tech ‘Back to the Future’ predicted for 2015 — and what it missed
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
How does today’s tech compare to the alternate 2015 visited by Marty McFly, and which modern marvels could never have been predicted back in the ’80s?
Oct 17, 2015
Software Lets Someone Else Control Your Face
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Researchers created expression transferring software that projects mouth, eye, and other facial movements onto another face in real time. http://voc.tv/1cRrjAQ
