futurists
Cate Blanchett Gets Her Cindy Sherman On in Australia
The actress teams up with artist Julian Rosefeldt to transform into everything from a homeless man to a news anchor.
The Futurist Art Movement Gets Reinvented
Forward thinkers take ideas of speed, change, and technology into their art practice.
These "Biopunk" Designs Are What the Future Human Will Look Like
As biotech and genetic science continue to advance, so do creative ways to hack the body.
Dmitry Itskov's Immortal Robots Hit the Big Stage, in Name Only
Itskov wants to bring robotic telepresence to the masses, and eventually allow humans to download digital copies of themselves into android bodies, which he calls avatars. We caught up with the 32-year-old Russian multimillionaire at the recent Global...
Dmitry Itskov's Immortal Robots Hit the Big Stage, in Name Only
To Itskov, the project is less about escaping death and more about letting people enjoy more life.
Russian Billionaire Dmitry Itskov Plans on Becoming Immortal by 2045
Dubbed the 2045 Initiative, Itskov is selling his idea as the "next step" in human evolution, or "neo-humanity," as he refers to it.
Did Google Hire Ray Kurzweil to Produce Skynet?
The hiring of the foremost futurist around signals that Google is ready to bring on the singularity.
Is Dubstep Secretly a Beacon of the Avant-Garde?
This is the question posed by our pals at PBS' Idea Channel in a new video, and if anyone out there remembers "old dubstep," it's kind of confounding. Because dubstep at its genesis was actually a way exciting avant-garde genre of music on its own...
Man As Machine: Checking In With Kevin Warwick
At the forefront of the cyborg world, from both a technical and ethical standpoint, is Kevin Warwick.