futurism
Brave New Britain? One Architecture Student Reimagined the UK's Spectacular Future
Detailed and humorous architectural illustrations imagine what this brave new capital might look like.
The Secret History of a Fleeting Pre-Internet Digital Media Channel
As the history of digital media has become subsumed by the history of the internet, teletext remains largely forgotten. Yet like a fair-weather psychic, the technology anticipated things to come.
Artists Enlist the Public in Building Future Utopias in Two Forgotten Cities
Blast Theory collective is working with cities Hull and Aarhus to transform them as more sustainable and economical.
Are the 2010s the new 1930s?
Two political scientists talk about why we should panic, at least a little bit.
Blow Your Own Damn Mind with This Killer Video Essay About Why China Already Is the Future
In 'Sinofuturism,' film essayist Lawrence Lek posits that Chinese technological development is actually a form of Artificial Intelligence.
What We’ll Do When Robots Take Our Jobs
Robots won’t take all the jobs, just most of them. We asked futurists what life will look like for the permanently unemployed class.
The Future is Bright and Geodesic in These Pearlescent Graphics
Yanis Georges's shimmering, polychromatic worlds harken to alternate realities.
At MoMA, Revolutionary Russian Art Provides a Roadmap for Artistic Dissent
MoMA is tracing the history of artistic movements in Russia from 1912 to 1930.
This Museum Experience Lets You Redesign New York City
An interactive simulation game provides an introduction to urban planning at Museum of the City of New York.
Why Robots Need to Feel Pain
“Pain in the Machine” investigates whether pain and suffering are as essential for machine learning as they are for human cognitive development.
Eliminating Money, Taxes, and Ownership Will Bring Forth Technoutopia
Visiting futurist Jacque Fresco, whose magnum opus is The Venus Project, a 21-acre Central Florida Eden with white dome-shaped buildings that Meadows and he hand built over three and a half decades.