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• Categorized in Culture

  Happy birthday, baby! What the future holds for those born today

  An intelligent digital agent could be a companion for life—and other predictions for the next 125 years.

  
• Categorized in Biotechnology and health

  Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with human evolution

  CRISPR will get easier and easier to administer. What does that mean for the future of our species?
• Categorized in Climate change and energy

  This rare earth metal shows us the future of our planet’s resources

  The story of neodymium reveals many of the challenges we’ll likely face across the supply chain in the coming century and beyond.
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  Ray Kurzweil: Technology will let us fully realize our humanity

  The futurist argues that advances in AI and medicine will offer us unprecedented freedom.

  
• Categorized in Culture

  The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age

  We’re making more data than ever. What can—and should—we save for future generations? And will they be able to understand it?
• Categorized in Climate change and energy

  Fighting for a future beyond the climate crisis

  Awe, not hope, is the prerequisite to action.
• Categorized in Computing

  Move over, text: Video is the new medium of our lives

  We are increasingly learning and communicating by means of the moving image. It will shift our culture in untold ways.
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  What will AI mean for economic inequality?

  If we’re not careful, we could see widening gaps within countries and between them.
• Categorized in Biotechnology and health

  Maybe you will be able to live past 122

  Scientific advances, public interest, and an unprecedented level of investment are pushing the longevity industry to help us live longer in better health.
• Categorized in Computing

  AI’s growth needs the right interface

  Enough with passive consumption. UX designer Cliff Kuang says it’s way past time we take interfaces back into our own hands.
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  AI and the future of sex

  The rise of AI porn could change our expectations of relationships.
• Categorized in Culture

  From the publisher: Commemorating 125 years

  The next 125 years seem unimaginable—but in this issue we'll try to help you see where things are headed.