The Man Who Would Stop Time

08-02-2011 • Joseph Hooper via PopSci.com

Bill Andrews has spent two decades unlocking the molecular mechanisms of aging. His mission: to extend the human life span to 150 years--or die trying

How Design Software Will Shape Manufacturing's Future

07-28-2011 • Tom Simonite via TechnologyReview.com

Powerful design tools and techniques such as 3-D printing enable manufacturers to be more nimble, says Autodesk's manufacturing boss.

"Why Do Great Nations Fail?"

07-23-2011 • YouTube via Rense.com

...deemed "too controversial" by major networks including ABC, A&E and The History Channel and will not be shown on those channels.

How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Using Science

07-01-2011 • Angela Watercutter via WIRED.com

In the event of a zombie apocalypse it will probably help to have: a baseball bat, a gun, a chainsaw and a plethora of blunt objects. Also, it helps to possess a strong grasp of neuroscience.

Airbus Offers a Peek at the Translucent Future of Passenger Air Travel

06-14-2011 • Clay Dillow via PopSci.com

Airbus has seen the future, and it's spacious, sunlit and full of interactive screens. Oh, and cocktails will be served in the virtual bar, assuming someone isn’t playing 18 holes in there.

Our Economic Future: From Best to Worst Case

06-08-2011 • Doug Casey via LewRockwell. om

There is a great deal of uncertainty among investors about what the future of the U.S. economy may look like – so I decided to take a stab at what’s likely to happen over the next 20 years.

The Best Hard Science Fiction Books of all Time

06-07-2011 • Stephen Cass via TechnologyReview.com

Ten titles that inspired Technology Review to publish its own collection of sci-fi stories.

This too shall pass. So will this, this, this, this, and this too.

05-18-2011 • http://www.sovereignman.com/

Take a moment and conduct a mini thought experiment. Imagine that you’re from the future many hundreds of years from now, researching what life was like in the early 21st century.

The Screwed Generation

05-16-2011 • http://lewrockwell.com/

June is famous for weddings and graduations. Both are filled with great expectations and both are subject to great disappointments.

DARPA Solicits Ideas For Its Hundred-Year Starship Project

05-05-2011 • http://www.popsci.com/

Are you a space entrepreneur bored with the idea of four-minute suborbital flights? Why not design the 100-Year Starship instead? DARPA and NASA are looking for your ideas.

2020 Vision: A Look Forward To The Promises of a Truly Amazing Year

04-27-2011 • Clay Dillow via PopSci.com

In the year 2020, cars will fly, cities will power themselves with sunlight, biofuels, and minerals mined from the moon, computers will be more powerful than the human brain, and everything will be a touchscreen! Perhaps.

How Will the Empire End?

04-24-2011 • http://www.lewrockwell.com/

Most Americans would very likely deny that their government is a global empire, horribly destructive to national security, liberty, and wealth.

Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming

04-23-2011 • Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.com

One look at the wedge-shaped rows of plants and anyone could tell the circular garden was not grown under normal conditions. Plants sown in concentric circles displayed wildly different vitality and viability.

2011 Skyscraper Contest: Energy Harvesters, Domes With Holes, and Other Buildings of the Future

04-21-2011 • http://www.popsci.com/

Future cities could include pancake-shaped buildings, power plants that harvest lightning and ocean-based skyscrapers that produce potable water and clean up trash.

Six Dream Projects of the 3-D Printing Pioneers

04-13-2011 • Dan Nosowitz via PopSci.com

hey can print houses on the moon and change the course of science education forever--and they might be closer to fruition than you'd think

2011 Skyscraper Contest: Energy Harvesters, Domes With Holes, and Other Buildings of the Future

04-13-2011 • Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.com

Future cities could include pancake-shaped buildings, power plants that harvest lightning and ocean-based skyscrapers that produce potable water and clean up trash. Those are some of the visions in the 2011 eVolo Skyscraper Competition.

11 Predictions That Back to the Future Part II Got Right

04-05-2011 • www.11points.com

1. Watching multiple TV channels simultaneously.

Geologist: Alarming magnetic field changes signal major quake for West Coast

03-15-2011 • Terrence Aym

A former United States Geological Survey scientist says a major quake on the West Coast is imminent. Jim Berkland predicts earthquakes…accurately. Never heard of him? Perhaps you should—especially if you live on or near the West Coast of the United S