by Mirjam Usbeck It’s getting brighter We write February 23, 2118 This morning I read in the memories of my great-grandmother, after whom I was named, how she envisioned the world in 100 years. Strange, …
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Destitute after the great flood – the world in a hundred years
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The great forgetting – The world in a hundred years
by Isabelle Reiff 2018 was the time Shift in the shaft, the last spade fell, coal mining in the Ruhr area was stopped for good. “At last,” thought those who paid a pittance to pump …
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Children of the new age – The world in a hundred years
by Gwynnefer Kinne Children of the new age Joytopia and Free meet freely, awake, close and honest. They already met at school. From the very first moment they felt this glow between them. No, actually …
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Old woman under water – The world in a hundred years
by Reingard Eberle It is the year 2118 In the last 100 years, mankind has overexploited our world. Global warming has caused all the glaciers to melt, the sea level has risen by a few …
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Digital Payment: Developing country Germany – guest author contribution
by Patricia Schmitz Africa in miniature: rainforest, mountains, savannah, desert and endless coastlines – Cameroon offers maximum diversity to Africa travellers on an area of 475,442 km². Only very few people come here voluntarily. In …
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Let us be like water!
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Strange birds – great founders
There seems to be a curious consensus among the founders of successful companies: Almost all of them are weird tinkerers who have a “little something on the waffle”. It is unclear whether they were already …
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The Oligarchs and Aunt Minerva – The world in a hundred years
by Sabrina Neumann Ariel holding his drink in his hand If he cannot turn it off, the transparent structure that forms the sparkling juice would simply dissolve. He watches the gyrocopters landing on the greenfield …
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The last hour at the headquarters of Sankt Oswald – the world in a hundred years
by Gerhard Zirkel Sankt Oswald – 15.03.2118 X-IA Headquarters With an easy step he left the entrance door and walked the few meters through the tunnel to his EUV. It was only a few meters …
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The world in a hundred years – day trips with the “Sternencenter
Illustration by Susanne Gold, Text by Petra Höberl Slept late, I loll about in my wonderfully soft bed A glorious day is in store. Outside the birds are already chirping. Quickly I get up and …
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The one who didn’t believe in time travel – condolence for Stephen Hawking
The physicist, who died today, said he would only believe this when he met the first tourist from the future “The laws of physics have conspired to prevent macroscopic objects from travelling through time.” (Stephen …
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The obstinate flying chair – the world in a hundred years
Illustration by Susanne Gold, written by Sabine Stemp The Flying Chair It is the year 2118 and I am Oskar the discoverer of the technology that ultimately saved our planet. Back then, in my workshop …
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The world in a hundred years and the discovery of a rarity
by Maike Grunwald 2118 – Thoughtfully Sofie leafed through the history book It was one of those few specimens that still existed. The paper felt fragile, ready to fall apart at any moment. It was …
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The world in a hundred years – the ambitious citizen
Illustration Susanne Gold, Story Marten Steppart Closing time After my work I like to go to the wild animal park by the forest and watch the feeding of the game. I like the interfaces where …
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Jinxed! The theory of emergent gravity – and dark energy
As soon as I wrote about the “Energy Utopia of Perpetuum Mobile” in my blog, I have to read something about the “Theory of Emergent Gravity”. A new theory comes from Erik Verlinde, a Dutch …
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Who is Andrea Holthaus? Biography
Andrea Holthaus has been working with people for over 30 years on the most diverse topics in life. She is a personality coach and expert in trauma and partnership. As owner of the platform Volltreffer …
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Andrea Holthaus “The world in a hundred years” – A time gap in the bathtub
Illustration Susanne Gold/ Text Andrea Holthaus It’s been a long day and my neck hurts I just want to go home, lie down in the warm tub and then go to bed. The bath …
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The Energy Utopia of the General Key – Perpetuum Mobile
Machines that produce energy instead of consuming it – the perpetuum mobile. The researcher who will one day create this device will hold the “master key to everything” in his hand Even before the age …
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Utopia and research – Siamese twins
The utopia of everything Einstein revolutionized the whole of physics with the general and special theory of relativity. Inquiring mind, as he was, he chased another task. He wanted to put forward the theory of …
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Interview with Benjamin Eidam
“For the dinosaurs of the old generation, innovation still means a better paint on the car. But innovation today simply replaces entire lines of thought…….” (Benjamin Eidam) Benjamin Eidam is 27 years old and co-founded …
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The world in a hundred years – bacteria, mice and DNA have changed the world
by Daniela Hofer It all began a hundred years ago – language and digitally moving images were inserted into DNA At the beginning of this research a digital image was inserted into the DNA of …
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The perfect invention
They don’t exist: The ingenious inventor and the one inspiring idea If you asked a child who invented the chocolate cake, they would answer “mom” without a doubt. How could it know how many heads …
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Netflix formation?
Digitisation has not arrived in knowledge transfer. Our schools teach as if we still had encyclopaedias as reference books A regrettable fact – our schools and universities are outdated. They are analog and one-dimensional. No …
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Who is Susanne Grosse-Venhaus? Biography
After her studies, Susanne Große-Venhaus initially worked as a project manager in marketing. Today she works as a coach for women. Who am I? I do have some really weird thumbs. Definitely too short, small …
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Surprise – resonance!
Most of you know what I do here and – who I am: I collect utopias, dreams and stories. I have advertised in various social media to send me fantasies about the “world in a …
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Who is Rainer Runzer? Biography
Rainer Runzer rides a Harley, is a coffee connoisseur and loves to sweeten people’s everyday lives. The author, speaker and coach helps people to find their basic intention: the feeling that drives and fulfils them. …
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More freedom! Now!
Slaves to our wishes We face an overwhelming variety of products. Everything we can buy, consume, consume and leave behind. Tragically, this does not make us free – on the contrary, it makes us slaves. …
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The world in a hundred years and the “feel-good society”
Illustrated and written by Franziska Afflerbach Actually, no one can imagine it any different People are very much at home. Everybody feels good. The inner navigation system serves as a guide. It’s always been there. …
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Who is Stefan Froehling? Biography
Stefan Fröhling has a degree in theology and works as a ghostwriter and proofreader. The author has been working with his co-author Andreas Reuß and others since 1990. So far, more than 20 books have …
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Who is Viney Lugani? Biography
Viney Lugani is a clinical psychologist, neurolinguist, intercultural communication trainer as well as industrial and organizational psychologist. His focus is on communication in the health care and business sectors. When he is not travelling as …
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The world in a hundred years – Designers for renewable resources
Illustration by Ella Priesnitz / Text by Mark Oswald Dissatisfied, Narn looked at what lay ahead He stood in front of a tree that was strangely shaped. Right in front of Narn was something in …
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Everything for the well-being! Who is Franziska Afflerbach?
Franziska Afflerbach is a mother of three children and works mainly as an art educator. She researches design processes and develops and tests educational material suitable for everyday use. She runs Atelier Wittgenstein, a …
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The world in a hundred years? Tell me your vision!
I am the #Utopiensammlerin. I collect visions for a new world! The world in a hundred years – what will it look like? What are our visions of the future? I interview people for that: …
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Time to renovate – money for things that are fun! From utopia to necessity
Almost all professions are confronted with robots and computers It is a fact that a large number of professions will disappear in the future. Not only the simple jobs – also the highly qualified ones! …
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Interview with Rainer Langhans
Digitization sends us into an eternal “Summer of Love” One lives life forward and understands it backward. How does the time of 68 seem to you retroactively? I think I understood today that we understood …
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The reality we know
What is truth? The question is as old as mankind itself. How do we know if we are and – what is true? How is human recognition possible? Many attempts were made to answer this …
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Worse than expected! What turkeys have in common with Fukushima
For the scientist Nicholas Naassim Taleb, the idea of predicting the future is insane. We have a “turkey problem.” Drawing conclusions from the past to the future because we cannot do otherwise Just as cheerful …
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Who is Madeleine Blaschke? Biography
Madeleine Blaschke trained as a biological technical assistant after business school and then worked for 13 years in research at various universities. During this time she started working as a journalist and photographer. She writes …
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Faster than suicide – Stopping suicides with artificial intelligence?
10.000 people take their own lives in Germany every year Worldwide there are even more than 800,000 people a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) mentions this figure in its “World Suicide Report”. Every incredible …
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The one who wants to make the Internet safer. Who is Thomas-Gabriel Ruediger?
Dr. Thomas-Gabriel Rüdiger studied criminology and works as such at the Institute for Police Science at the Brandenburg Police University. As one of the first representatives of the field of cybercriminology in the German-speaking world, …
