The Catastrophe: Climate change and the 22nd Century

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NOTE FOR 2019 READERS: This is the sixth in a series of open letters to the next century. The series marks a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, life expectancy at birth in 27 countries now exceeds 81 years — meaning babies born in 2019 are more likely than not to see the year 2100.

What will the world be like at the other end of our kids’ lives? Today’s scientific discoveries, Silicon Valley visions, and science fiction can give us glimpses. But in this series of digital time capsules, we also recognize that our hopes and fears can shape what the future will become. 

Dear 22nd century, Read more…

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Smart drugs, smart headbands: The future of the brain

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NOTE FOR 2019 READERS: This is the fifth in a series of open letters to the next century. The series marks a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, life expectancy at birth in 27 countries now exceeds 81 years — meaning babies born in 2019 are more likely than not to see the year 2100.

What will the world be like at the other end of our kids’ lives? Today’s scientific discoveries, Silicon Valley visions, and science fiction can give us glimpses. But in this series of digital time capsules, we also recognize that our hopes and fears can shape what the future will become. 

Dear 22nd Century, Read more…

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Smart drugs, smart headbands: The future of the brain

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NOTE FOR 2019 READERS: This is the fifth in a series of open letters to the next century. The series marks a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, life expectancy at birth in 27 countries now exceeds 81 years — meaning babies born in 2019 are more likely than not to see the year 2100.

What will the world be like at the other end of our kids’ lives? Today’s scientific discoveries, Silicon Valley visions, and science fiction can give us glimpses. But in this series of digital time capsules, we also recognize that our hopes and fears can shape what the future will become. 

Dear 22nd Century, Read more…

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Every movie about the 22nd century is wrong

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NOTE FOR 2018 READERS: This is the second in a series of letters to mark a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, average life expectancy at birth in 10 countries now exceeds 82 years — meaning babies born in 2018 have started being more likely than not to see the 22nd century.

What will the world look like at the other end of these kids’ lives, in that not-so-far-off year of 2101? We may already be seeing the answer in today’s scientific discoveries, tech world visions, and science fiction. But in these time-capsule messages to the next century, we also recognize that our hopes and fears will shape what the future will become.  Read more…

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How the 22nd century should remember Trump

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NOTE FOR 2018 READERS: This is the first in a series of letters to mark a little-known chronological milestone. According to UN data, average life expectancy at birth in 10 countries now exceeds 82 years — meaning babies born in 2018 will likely live to see the 22nd century.

What will the world look like at the other end of these kids’ lives, in that not-so-far-off year of 2101? We can glimpse it in today’s scientific discoveries, Silicon Valley visions, and even science fiction. But in these letters to the next century, a kind of internet time capsule, we also recognize that our hopes and fears ultimately shape what the future becomes.  Read more…

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