It’s the return of the Mac! In this instalment of his Loving The Alien column, transhuman ufologist Mac Tonnies has been thinking about a subject that is dear to us all … but whose dearness is inexplicable when observed from a rational perspective.
Which leads you to wondering – what will Posthuman Sex look like? Continue reading Posthuman Sex
OK ladies and gents, please give a warm welcome to our second new non-fiction columnist here at Futurismic – Sven Johnson.
Sven is what I might call a philosopher of design (although I image he’ll hate me having done so in public). In his inaugural column he gets all eschatological on our asses and asks whether, as a species, we collectively design our own doom. Continue reading Designing for the Apocalypse
Welcome to the return of non-fiction essays to Futurismic! And welcome also to the inaugural Loving The Alien column, in which Mac Tonnies sets out his pitch for “transhuman ufology”.
How can Kurzweilian Singularitarianism and informed ufological speculation be reconciled? Read on to find out …
In space exploration and colonisation, as in all endeavour, vision is a great thing – but it needs to be tempered with realistic thinking. Surely it would be the course of wisdom to establish a colony in orbit before building one on the moon?
Continue reading New Column: Armchair Anarchist on Viable Space Colonies
What happens when digital imaging technology and the means to share the results worldwide become ubiquitous? The participatory panopticon happens – and it’s already here. Jamais Cascio looks at the benefits and pitfalls of a society where all of us are becoming Big Brother to one another.
Continue reading New Column: Jamais Cascio on the Participatory Panopticon