A sampling of various trends and developments, with an emphasis on the future of work, and lower carbon futures.
Learning from the techno-hype
We can too quickly accept or dismiss reports of technological “breakthroughs” or developments. It is important to consider if they are just hype as well as what else needs to happen before they can become everyday realities. Future thinkers also need to contemplate what the particular developments indicate about broader trends or mindsets that are driving, or inhibiting, change.
Artificial Intelligence & You
Biology's next revolution
A quarter of a century ago, when I thought my future was in science, automation and the idea of “big data” had just arrived for genetics. Automated sequencing, mathematical models, algorithms. Similar innovations spread to others areas of biology through things like better sensors, imaging systems, smarter radio tags for wildlife, data-loggers, and the like.