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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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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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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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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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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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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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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People with masks – unmasking lies with a simple trick
There are many ways and reasons to lie. Some lies are born out of necessity, others out of image and even when the truth is too rude – even to the point of malicious and …
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To the limits of ethics: robot children for the desires of adults
THE JAPANESE COMPANY TROTTLA PRODUCES CHILD SEX ROBOTS AND ENJOYS WORLDWIDE DEMAND The sex dolls are meant to be an outlet for those who are attracted to children, according to Shin Takagi, the head of …
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Small he stood there and looked at me – I knew him from somewhere – but where?
At first I thought he was a woman His expression was full of grace and beauty. He didn’t look like a person. He had more than two arms. Little man – great attention I had …
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The world in a hundred years
The world in a hundred years? What will she look like? In 1900 Jean-Marc Cote also asked himself this question and drew the fantasies of others. His drawings for the 1900 world exhibition were enclosed …
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Not a meeting place where people meet
Crowds of people are striving in different directions – they hurry past with their luggage. Towards the goal and immersed in her thoughts. Nobody stays – most want to move on quickly A train station …
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Friendship with a praying mantis
Our first encounter She fell in the pool. Actually, she just wanted a sip. It hasn’t rained for months because this is a hot and dry summer. I’m spending my vacation here. In order to …
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Down and back again. First poor – then rich?
Can a homeless man become a top manager? And vice versa? Our social environment determines almost everything We all belong to one social stratum – a milieu. Our fashion tastes, what music we listen to, …
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People have been dreaming about it since time immemorial. – But we do it every day and don’t notice it
Every day we go on a journey through time It was a wonderful vacation last summer? The sand on your feet, the salty water on your skin, the sun, the sociable evenings with a glass …
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As in the Minority Report
Two researchers from China want to use artificial intelligence to identify criminals – even before they commit a crime In the 19th century, the physician Cesare Lombroso asked himself the question whether it is possible …
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Firefly – trees
Are firefly genes introduced into plants the future of urban lighting? One of the researchers’ visions of the future is to illuminate streets with glowing trees instead of with electric light. Some creatures glow through …
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Do we all live in the same world?
Bats can hear frequencies that we cannot perceive. Dogs – they can smell what we can’t: For example, whether a person has cancer. Scientists want to imitate this ability with an odour sensor. This is …
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Trusting a person is like being able to navigate the universe
For years they knew each other. Then the shock: Nothing was the same anymore. How could this happen? Is that any way to be wrong? He’s come home. One day, initially how many days in …
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Imagination and mind – a dream couple?
With imagination we go on a journey She knows no limit, no time. Everything is possible in the imagination. We can go anywhere – to distant planets, to a paradise, to a hell, before birth …
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Out of the ordinary – when everyone shakes their head
In the subway or in the tram – Whenever it happens, there are embarrassed looks Who doesn’t know it? When a stranger on public transport talks loudly to himself and everyone looks at each other …
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At the window
Behind every light – dreams, hopes, expectations, disappointments and stories. Each the center of its own universe. So many lights – so many people. In the end, they are all just a grain of sand …
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Why do we need urban development?
In 2050, almost ten billion people will be sharing our planet’s resources. In the industrialized nations, economic growth is stagnating and the population is aging. At the same time, in the developing countries, increasing numbers …
