The Future Is Now: Wrestling with Ethics, Policy…

Key idea:  A new book, Policy, Identity, and Neurotechnology: The Neuroethics of Brain-Computer Interfaces, explores the ethical issues of new technologies. Original author and publication date: Matt Shipman - April 28, 2023 Futurizonte Editor's Note:…

Alien civilizations could send us messages by 2029

Key idea:  NASA sends powerful radio transmissions into space. Who's listening, and when will they respond? Original author and publication date: Briley Lewis - April 25, 2023 Futurizonte Editor's Note: It would be nice to…

Our Future Self

Key idea:  That vision of a future self also contributes mightily to a sense of agency—to the belief that we can seize the initiative, set goals, overcome feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, and exercise a…

Why we are the only humans in the…

Key idea:  The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call. Original author and publication date: Big Think / The Well - April 23, 2023 Futurizonte Editor's Note:…

Two qudits fully entangled: A new way to…

Key idea:  In the computing realm, we commonly perceive data as saved in the form of ones and zeros - also called binary code. Yet, in our everyday existence, we utilize ten digits to depict…