So I’m poking around the Web searching for things to do in Las Vegas after I cover the Consumer Electronics Show for Giz in couple of weeks. Then I stumble across this. And that raises two very important questions. One: Is this so bizarre that I should actually check it out (in the name of science and bad ideas)? And two: What in hell was I searching for to begin with? More »
Hollywood and anime has imagined a whole world of tech ahead of us, and this great timeline shows where films are set in our possible future. I love sci-fi, so it’s fun to see that Back To The Future II’s hoverboards, Robocop’s mechanical law enforcement, and The 6th Day’s human cloning are all set just a few years away in 2015. More »
Advertising-packed skyscrapers, flying cars, genetically engineered robots – Blade Runner has inspired all manner of movies and technology since 1982, and it’s coming back, with the original director aboard. Hell yes! More »
To celebrate national science week, Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) surveyed 1,250 Aussies to ask if sci-fi ideas like hover boards and light sabres were real or not. Here are some of the interesting results. What do you think? More »
Brian David Johnson has one hell of a cool job: He’s one of Intel’s official ‘futurist’ soothsayers, and his ‘Tomorrow Project’ has brought together notable science fiction authors to write plausible fiction based on Intel’s research. The best part is you can download the stories for free. Writers involved this year include Douglas Rushkoff (of Life Inc. and Digital Nation fame), Ray Hammond, Scarlett Thomas, and Markus Heitz. More »
Looking at these photos, you might think you’re looking at stills that inspired “Metropolis.” These shots, taken by photographer Martin Becka in 2009, were all taken on 19th century equipment. Such a beautifully alien look at what’s already so awesome. [Martin Becka, Moco Loco] More »
In a nice discovery for Australian researchers at the University of Queensland and UNSW School of Physics, the team have created a plastic film that can conduct electricity in the same way metals conduct electricity across an electrical wire. More »
