WTF!!! - #WhatTheFuture

WTF!!! = #WhatTheFuture 7 weekly questions linked to random Internet stories about the future. Get them every friday in your inbox. Curious? Watch this video or follow @wabisabilab.

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 49

Should democracy be upgraded for the internet era? 

[ ► 13 min ]

What will you buy first, the air umbrella or the air-powered robot arm?

[ ► 2 min | ►1 min ]

Will unmanned aerial vehicles rescue the australian rainforest?

[ ► 2 min ]

Are italian clay 3D printers the future of low-cost housing?

[ ► 2 min ] + info

What if prosthetic hands for kids had superhero powers?

[ ► 2 min ]

Will your cybernose be able to smell in vitro meat?

[ ► 2 min | ►2 min ]

Would you like to meet a faceless digital reproduction of yourself?

[ ► 2 min ]

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 48

Are we everyday robots? 

[ ► 5 min ]

What will you buy first, a physical weather display or a 3D speaker/recorder?

[ ► 2 min | ►1 min ]

Will injections and surgeries be replaced by drug-delivery capsules and robotic snakes?

[ ► 2 min | ►3 min ]

Are skin buttons the final proof of how unnecessary smart watches are?

[ ► 2 min | ►3 min ]

What if websites made themselves using artificial intelligence?

[ ► 2 min ] + info

Did you know that robots now have the ability to touch?

[ ► 3 min ] + info

Will telepresence make piano lessons easier?

[ ► 2 min ] + info

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 47

How much would you pay for mobile clean air? 

[ ► 2 min ]

What will you buy first, flying wearable cams or augmented reality mini-drones?

[ ► 1 min | ► 3 min ]

What can Amelia, the "first human-like cognitive agent", do for you?

[ ► 2 min ] + info

Are you ready for quantified and wearable electric shock therapy?

[ ► 1 min ] + info

How will skip generation ads enhance our digital amnesia?

[ ► 1 min | ► 49 min ]

What if wearable robots help us be harder, better, faster, stronger?

[ ► 3 min | ► 3 min ]

What is love according to this immersive next-generation 90's experience?

[ ► 1 min ] + info

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 46

Would you spend 7 days inside an elevator to visit outer space? 

[ ► 4 min ]

Will robot octopus adapt to the angry ocean?

[ ► 1 min | ≡ 2 min ]

How will flying donkeys bring a better future to Africa?

[ ≡ 3 min ] + info

What will farmers do in robotic farms?

[ ► 1 min ] + info

Would you drink yoghurt made from your own DNA?

[ ► 6 min ] + info

Are you ready to browse the metaverse?

[ ► 3 min ]

Do you know how space pixels work?

[ ► 2 min ] + info

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 45

What if we could build better bodies and mind-driven avatars? 

[ ► 3 min ]

Will responsive architecture be controlled with a simple button?

[ ► 3 min | ► 3 min ]

VR sensorial isolation helmets by Airbus or VR Teleporters by Marriott?

[ ≡ 1 min | ► 1 min ]

Who will run faster, a jetpacked-soldier or a wireless robotic cheetah?

[ ► 3 min | ► 2 min ]

Is birth control for dengue-insects using OXITEC® mosquitoes a good idea?

[ ► 5 min ] + info

Will self-driving cars still need traffic lights?

[ ► 2 min ]

Do you know how a tangible orchestra looks like?

[ ► 2 min ]

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 44

How should we plan megacities for the 2050 weather? 

[ ►3 min | ► 5 min ]

Will you wear an open-source dress inside your open-source house?

[ ≡ 2 min | ≡ 1 min ]

What if we try to reinvent the wheel?

[ ► 5 min ]

Will anti-routers protect you from the Baidu eye?

[ ≡ 1 min | ► 3 min ]

What if we can kill the fear of undetected diseases?

[ ► 5 min ] + info

Will ethical robots save humans?

[ ►1 min ]

Would you like to scroll your Facebook wall on a real wall?

[ ►3 min ]

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 43

Who will monetize brain-to-brain verbal communications first? 

Will Japan be able to mine asteroids before the 2020 Olympics?

Is open-sourced food the real solution to the world food crisis?

How will virtual babies and hyper realistic grannies' avatars interact?

Can you hide your emotions from Google Glass?

Will robots make humans as unemployable as horses?

What if a deadly virus shuts down Google Street View?

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 42

What if we mix virtual humans and russian laser projectors? [► 3 min · ► 5 min]

Will cows become clean water factories?  [► 2 min] 

Do you know how wireless electricity a.k.a. Witricity works?   [► 4 min]

Will genetic genealogy be the end of racism?  [► 3 min]

Are you ready to play with open-source virtual hands?  [► 10 min]

Should we use Bionic IDs in tomorrow's decentralized democracies?  [► 3 min · ► 2 min] +info

Would you like to spend some time with a curious online bot?  <--- Highly recommended [... min] +info

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 41

Should we move to the moon to get "ever faster" broadband internet?  [► 2 min]

Is the bitcoin mining fever coming to your pocket?  [► 6 min] 

Will China win the post-quantum cryptography race?   [► 2 min] +info

Would you like to bake your own robot?  [► 1 min] +info

How much would you pay for a virtual therapist?  [► 4 min]

Are you ready for floating screens and virtual hoverboards?  [► 2 min · ► 2 min] 

Do you know how to create microscopic crystal flowers?   [► 5 min]

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 40

Will electric tricycles drift on solar freakin' roadways?  [► 2 min · ► 7 min]

What will you use to record your life: the Lifelogger or the iPal?  [► 3 min · ► 4 min] 

Would you like to biohack your hand with a tiny NFC chip?   [► 8 min] +info

Should we order flying pizza in Mumbai or flying sushi in London?  [► 1 min · ► 2 min] 

Will this MIT camouflage algorithm beat Liu Bolin playing hide and seek?  [► 5 min · ► 2 min] +info

Are you ready to live in a mixed reality apartment with robotic furniture?  [► 2 min · ► 2 min] 

What if you could draw and listen sound on paper?   [► 2 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 39

Will a crowdfunded dissecting robot finally help us end Malaria?  [► 4 min] +info

What will you ride first: a flying truck or the Aerofex hovercraft?  [► 2 min · ► 2 min] 

What happens when a robot walks into a bar?   [► 11 min]

How will a nature inspired flying 3D printer deal with nuclear waste?  [► 1 min] + info

Is this the future of virtual kissing?  [► 3 min] +info

Will insurance companies cover anti-surveillance devices?  [► 5 min] +info

Are you ready to step inside your favourite video game (or social network)?   [► 5 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 38

Do you really know where are you from?  [► 7 min] + info

What will you try first: a motion sensing keyboard or a magic ring?  [► 4 min · ► 1 min] 

What if communications are free for everyone everywhere?   [► 4 min] + info

Should we worry about the roboethics of robotic bees?  [► 4 min · ► 4 min] + Related Greenpeace campaign

Will the Sahara desert become a forest in a near future?  [► 8 min] 

Do you know how chrono-sensory displays work?  [► 2 min]

Are future musicians ready for human rhythm composers and musical gloves?   [► 2 min · ► 4 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 37

Will we drink water extracted from ambient air or from towed icebergs?  [► 3 min · ► 3 min] 

What will you eat first: bostonian cricket chips or a chinese robot chef menu?  [► 3 min · ► 1 min] 

Would you pay $50K to join the underwater adventure of a russian Cousteau?   [► 4 min]

Why would you put your heartbeat on the Internet?  [1+ min] + info

What if we mix V-Ray real time, High Fidelity avatars and ScanLab's 3D replicas?  [► 3 min · ► 1 min · ► 2 min] + info on the next SecondLife

Will platforms like Ethereum and MaidSafe finally make a decentralised Internet possible?  [► 10 min · ► 6 min]

Do you know how a travelling sonic graffiti works?   [+2 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 36

Will smog free parks in Beijing become diamond ring factories?  [► 2 min] + info

What would you use first: a biofeedback monocle or this inner-self digital mirror?  [► 2 min · ► 2 min] 

Will resilient robots and transforming droids talk with each other?   [► 4 min · ► 2+ min · ► 1+ min]

Why is a swedish beauty company planning to make the moon brighter?  [► 1+ min] + info

Do you know how to make your own true blood?  [► 5 min]

What if circuit board 3D printers make DIY wearable tech suits possible?  [► 3 min · ► 1 min]

Would you like to make music for robots or write films and plays with them?   [► 8 min · ► 3 min · ► 8 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 35

How can indie rock bands protect the planet from asteroid collisions?  [► 4 min]

What would you wear first: an Alert shirt or a wayfinding jacket?  [► 2 min · ► 2 min] 

Do you know how automated facial expression recognition works?   [► 3 min]

Are you ready for open-source digital life forms?  [3 min]

What if we could make water tough?  [► 3 min]

Will you use the "Uber of drones" service to take super selfies?  [► 2 min]

How can wearable eyes help us become emotional cyborgs?   [► 3 min] 

[whatthefuture]

#WhatTheFuture Nº 34

Should a robot monkey win the Google Lunar XPRIZE?  [► 3 min · ► 2 min]

What would you use first: e-tattoos or hacked 3D printers/tattoo machines?  [► 1 min · ► 2 min]

Are you ready for night vision contact lenses?   [► 3 min]

Would you obey a bionic kangaroo?  [► 4 min · ► 3 min]

What if a company merges robotics and A.I. with cannabis?  [► 2 min]

What can we learn from the Internet of Cows?  [► 1 min]

Do you know how Biomeditation works?   [► 5 min] 

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#WhatTheFuture Nº 33

How will the first bionic Olympics announcement influence Rio 2016?  [► 1 min]

What will you buy first, a vibrator that makes you smart or an anti-migraine device?  [► 2 min · ► 4 min]

Will criminals use robot heads against DNA 3-D mugshots recognition?   [► 3 min]

What if wind power generators float?  [► 2 min]

Do you know how to use a drone to remove a teeth?  [► 1 min]

What will happen before 2020: Intel Claytronics or IBM Cognitive Computing?  [► 1 min · ► 5 min]

Do you want to scroll Facebook with your face?*   [► 2 min] * Requires Facebook-owned Oculus Rift unit ;)