Top Ten Tech Trends for 2015
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Futurist Jack Uldrich’s Predictions for 2015
(Editorial note: The “predictions” are not to be taken literally. Rather, each is reflective of a broader technological trend that will impact and influence the year ahead). The New Tesla “Bug.” In January, Tesla’s stock will plunge 23 percent on news that an undisclosed number of its new SUV’s were hacked during rush hour. The [...]
Kiss the Future
I'm in New York City this Thanksgiving, and yesterday I went to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. One of the stranger sights was seeing "Kiss"--the Rock Band from the late 1970's--perform. To me, it was a tangible reminder of how things once considered "fringe" have a curious way of becoming mainstream over time. As [...]
10 “Game Changing” Technologies Poised to Transform the World in 2015
The past year has witnessed a series of startling advances. In March, researchers at Harvard used a 3D printer to construct a blood vessel. It is an advance could prove critical in printing fully functioning kidneys. In May, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute revealed they had created a new life form by adding DNA [...]
Extra, Extra, Read All About It: 700 Universities to Close!
The above headline isn’t real but it soon could be if technological advances and shifting consumer habits disrupt higher educational institutions at the same rate as the Internet affected the newspaper industry. In fact, if students turn away from today’s expensive universities and colleges at a rate comparable to that which readers and advertisers fled [...]
Will Google Insure the Future?
Yesterday, I addressed the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society (CPCU) on the future of insurance industry. Given the advances in data analytics, the “Internet of Things,” robotics and collaborative consumption, I told them—perhaps not unsurprisingly—to expect big changes, including the possibility of new competitors. One of the more unconventional competitors on the horizon is Google. [...]
10 Surprising Ways Nanotechnology is Climbing into Your Life
Ascending a 25-foot sheet of glass using nothing more than a pair of hand-held, gecko-inspired paddles might not appear the most impressive use of nanotechnology but this real-world advance aptly demonstrates how quickly the field of nanotechnology is climbing into our lives. Below are ten additional examples of how nanotechnology is already transforming the world [...]
The Aerial Vehicle of the Future: Pilot Optional
Today, we refer to drones as "unmanned aerial vehicles." In the future, the term "unmanned" will disapear and the majority of aerial vehicles will simply be assumed to be to unmanned. To understand why, read how the U.S. Army has turned its iconic helicopter, the Black Hawk, into a pilotless vehicle. Interested in learning of [...]
Another Way to Think of the Internet of Things: Drop the "Things"
One of my many strategies for thinking about the future includes the dropping of words. This old post explains the concept but an example of the idea can be found in the term "color TV." When most television sets were black-and-white it was necessary to add the word "color" as a necessary descriptor for new [...]
Why the Future Will Kick Your Ass … in a Single Graph
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