The future of ________
All the ways about how the future can and will be different.
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Can you imagine a world where life as we know it becomes a bygone story?
In my previous post, I shared with you a chapter from The Ministry for the Future, which describes a world where the War for the Earth is raging. And why was there a war for the earth? Because the extreme weather events (like heatwaves) are amplifying the gap between the rich and the poor, with Read more
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The War for the Earth (Chapter 51, The Ministry for the Future)
Can you imagine a world where the carbon-intensive activities and resources are terrorized to the point of killing thousands of people, business people, innocent people nonetheless? Read this chapter from The Minsitry for the Future, in a world where the War for the Earth is raging. The thirties were zombie years. Civilization had been killed Read more
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Would you trust an AI-written product review?
Before purchasing products, do you read product reviews first? What if the product reviews you have been reading, the ones you’ve been trusting and actually based your purchases on, weren’t written by people who used the products but by AI? And according to a 2025 study, you wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference. Read more
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Can you imagine a world where you can no longer trust visual information?
I really find AI tools empowering, enabling me to perform tasks and produce better results than I would on my own. As Ethan Mollick puts it: Having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience The Cybernetic Teammate But like in this TED Talk, Mark Hoffman compares artificial intelligence Read more
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Can you imagine a future of eternal winter like in Snowpiercer?
I first heard about solar geoengineering from one of the futures scenarios at the Urgent Optimists, where we were tasked to imagine waking up to a future where every day is winter after some governing body implemented a solar geoengineering program. Then, I read about it from The Ministry of the Future (a climate fiction Read more
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Can you imagine waking up into a new world order?
When the tension between the Philippines and China is all over our local news, I can’t help thinking about a changing world order after learning about hegemonies from my friends versed in international relations. What is hegemony? Hegemony refers to the dominance of one state or group over others, which can manifest in various forms, Read more
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Can you imagine a world where classrooms without air-conditioning create equity issues?
Climate change has been a concern since the 1980s, when global temperatures began to be at a record high. I would only exist after a decade and have enjoyed cool days in the Philippines before the turn of the millennia. A typical classroom setup for me would be an array of tables and chairs (or Read more
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