Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. Because who doesn’t want to know the future before it happens (maybe)? This episode: are smart pills smart?; a warning against humanity; ambient light to charge your phone; and lab-raised mosquitoes.
FDA approves first smart pill to track when it is ingested: ethical?
The FDA has approved a digital pill that has the ability to track when it’s been ingested, along with many other health metrics. The pill raises privacy concerns and could erode some patients’ rights if used unethically. Read more…
15,000 scientists just issued a Warning to Humanity
More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries have signed an article titled “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice.” In it, they detail pressing environmental concerns and offer suggestions for a better path forward. Here’s the summary…
Hacking an iPhone X is easy – for a 10 year old
Hacking Face ID, the facial recognition system built into Apple’s iPhone X, isn’t easy. Unless, it turns out, you’re a very specific hacker—say, a rare 10-year-old kid, trying to break into the phone of whichever of your parents looks the most like you. Find out how…
Futuristic, ‘eye shaped’ library opens in China
A futuristic library which has opened in China with 1.2 million books on display is something of a bookworm’s dream. Read on, and on…
Soon you will be able to charge your phone with ambient light
Researchers at Dracula Technologies have devised a method to charge cell phones with ambient light. They have created thin, flexible solar cells that can be printed in any shape or color using an inkjet printer. Did we mention they’re called Dracula…
A futurist looks at the past
Futurist Gerd Leonhard looks back (irony) at 2017, and wonders what is next. Watch now…
Not enough mosquitos? We can build them for you wholesale
Lab grown mosquitos are being released in their millions. Here’s why (video)…
(Compiled by Alex Leslie; Edited by John C Tanner)
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