The Best Articles in Future
The most useful articles and videos in Future from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Future Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Future by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Videos
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8 Sustainability ideas that will change the world
Diving into some of the most innovative ideas across retail, city planning, policy, technology and construction. Ideas that will truly change the way we thin...
Marc Andreessen - AI, Crypto, 1000 Elon Musks, Regrets, Vulnerabilities, & Managerial Revolution
My podcast with the brilliant Marc Andreessen is out!We discuss:- how AI will revolutionize software- whether NFTs are useless, & whether he should be fundin...
(11) The Future of Capitalism: From PROFIT to PURPOSE
Reforming, not eliminating, capitalism is vital for our future. Learn about the power of leadership in restoring faith in the system, building trust up and d...
Did The Future Already Happen?
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Hannah Ritchie: Are we the last generation
The word "sustainability" gets thrown around a lot these days. But what does it actually mean for humanity to be sustainable? Environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie digs into the numbers behind…
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What is the biggest benefit technology will have on ageing and longevity?
Members of the Global Future Council on Healthy Ageing and Longevity share ideas on how technology will enable people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives at all ages.
What Is The Future Of Cities?
As COVID-19 makes density a danger, we look at what's in store for cities.
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How to See The Future Like a Superforecaster
Predicting the future is a skill. Here's how it works.
«some people are uniquely better at predicting the future than others. They’re so good at it, in fact, that they are capable of beating betting markets. Tetlock calls these folks superforecasters.»
How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
A major new report calls on humanity to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises simultaneously. Here's what that might look like.
«HUMANITY IS STRUGGLING to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures and plummeting biodiversity. But people tend to tackle each problem on its own»
How to Plan Your Life When the Future Is Foggy at Best
Mapping out your goals quarter by quarter — or even week by week — can provide a sense of control.
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Human Curiosity in the Age of AI
The future of human curiosity in the age of AI is not a zero-sum game. It’s an opportunity to create a virtuous cycle of discovery where the unique strengths of human and AI curiosity build upon and…
Salt-Sized Sensors Mimic the Brain
An array of tiny wireless nodes could someday find their way into brain-machine interfaces
Blazing bits transmitted 4.5 million times faster than broadband
An international research team has sent an astounding amount of data at a nearly incomprehensible speed. It's the fastest data transmission ever using a single optical fiber and shows just how speedy…
The Future is Modular: Factory-Built Architecture is the Way Out of the Housing Crisis
Modular housing lacks the romantic, bespoke quality many people look for in architecture. Firms like Cutwork are changing these perceptions.
Short Articles
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Decide Your Next Decade
There will always be a gap between our highest pursuits and our everyday reality. But being mindful of that gap is one of the best motivators to make change.
«What kind of work do you do? What are your relationships like with friends and family? What skills have you mastered? What are you doing for fun?»
Five Future Roles for Designers
Last Tuesday was the first class of my systems course. As I did last year, I asked students to envision their jobs twenty-five years from now. What will their work look like in 2049? What will they be…
How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives
Insight from one of the largest experiments ever conducted in climate change psychology sheds light on how people could make more effective decisions about their lifestyle and also wider policies.
A Few Things I’m Pretty Sure About
You don’t have to know exactly what the future holds to know that some people will handle it better than others. Money can bring happiness but it also brings complexity, and complexity can quickly…
«The four most dangerous financial traits are: FOMO, an addiction to the appearance of certainty when none exists, impatience, and laziness.»
How to avoid “death by LLM”
When Stack Overflow’s traffic apparently went into rapid decline this year, Elon Musk reacted on X with an epitaph: “Death by LLM.” (LLM stands for “large language model.”) His message initially sent…
«Create an AI roadmap now, not tomorrow»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Future.
66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023
A lot of things went right this year. Almost none of them made the news.
“There’s Nothing Mystical About the Idea that Ideas Change History”
An interview with Steven Pinker.
24 things we think will happen in 2024
From Trump to Tesla, how 2024 will shake out, according to the Future Perfect team.
Why AI Will Save the World
There's a full-blown moral panic about AI right now. But the real risk is losing the race to global AI technological superiority.
«Historically, every new technology that matters, from electric lighting to automobiles to radio to the Internet, has sparked a moral panic»
Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’
It is not yet clear how the power and possibilities of AI will play out. Here are the best-case scenarios for how it might help us develop new drugs, give up dull jobs and live long, healthy lives
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