Fw:Thinking

Recently Microsoft created a chatbot intended to develop an online personality through social media interactions. What could go wrong? Well, it turns out the internet can be a pretty sinister place and that Microsoft may have bitten off more than it could chew with the disastrous Tay project.

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Do rocket launches have a significant environmental impact? And if our future has a lot more space travel in store, what does that mean for us?

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How did the novella The Little Prince inspire a planetary defense strategy? How does NASA plan to put an asteroid in lunar orbit? And can we stop a catastrophic event?

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Jonathan and Lauren were in Austin for SxSW 2016. What were the big topics of discussion and will our future really be an intelligent one?

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What is Universal Basic Income? Does it make financial sense? Will it become a necessity?

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What is the Twin Study? What does NASA hope to learn from Mark and Scott Kelly? And how might it help us get to Mars?

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What will the cemeteries of the future be like? Will we bury our dead in skyscrapers? Or in forests?

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Is solar power finally a reasonable option for the average person? And how do solar towers work?

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It's time to take a look at some of the most forward-thinking skyscraper designs. Would you visit a skyscraper that has multiple ecosystems inside it?

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In the future, will our cities grow upward rather than outward? We look at skyscrapers and what it takes to build a vertical civilization.

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