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"Twitter is the telegraph of the impending Singularity." -- rachel lichtman (@DJRotaryRachel), on Twitter, June 6, 2012

From FinanceAddict, a provocative comment that has attracted some attention: "[It s]ounds a bit like a science fiction novel; are the financial algorithms, models and computers taking over from their human creators? Have we reached a financial singularity?

By 2030, we will see more changes to core infrastructure than in the combined total in all of human history. Our sacred cows are about to be set free, and the fundamental shifts we will see to the way society functions will be nothing short of breathtaking.

Oli Archibald, ‏@FutureSelfOli, sent this interesting infographic my way on bioprinting human beings. Thought I would share. What's your take?

First,

Identify an outcome normally attributable to magic (immortality, invisibility, free treasure, secret super-knowledge, love potion, mind-reading, unquestioning slave-minion) that we cannot accomplish but which can be made to seem at least not logically impossible.

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The world as you know it is completely screwed, so full of internal inconsistencies that the coming decades will be florid with failure after breakdown after predictable catastrophe after mind-numbing disappointment. So smile! Let's have some fun and fix it all!

THE FUTURIST magazine's in-depth coverage of our rapidly changing future is usually only accessible to World Future Society members as one of the major benefits of membership. But until the end of July, the entire July/August issue will be freely available to FUTURIST UPDATE subscribers and the general public.

This special issue focuses on how the advent of big data and immersive networks are altering our lives, from what communities will look like down to how household technology will impact family life. Many of the authors will be speaking at the World Future Society's annual WorldFuture conference this July.

On May 24th, Gary Connery, a 42 year old stuntman from Oxfordshire, England jumped from a helicopter hovering over one mile in the air over southern England, and glided to the earth using a specially designed wing suit. His runway was comprised of a cobbled-up crash-pad fabricated from 18,000 cardboard boxes to soften the impact.

The world has gained ground on some serious environmental problems but is stuck or is losing ground on many others. A renewed effort by the whole global community is humanity and the Earth’s only hope. This was the consensus of a UN Environment Programme official, a U.S.

We at World Future Society were saddened to see the news early this morning that legendary science-fiction author Ray Bradbury died yesterday at the age of 91. According to our founder, Edward Cornish, Bradbury was one of the first members of the World Future Society. ("The Search For Foresight: The Society's First Members")