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Textbook Assassin
To read my first essay on Videodrome, written six years ago, click here: The (Old) New Flesh "The cathode ray becomes the fallopian tube of the retina." — Brien O'Blivion, Media Prophet "In the future, everyone will be living in a TV studio." J.G. Ballard, 1982.
By Tom Baker6 months ago in Futurism
AI as a Creative Partner: Rethinking the Way We Make Art
AI as a Creative Partner: Rethinking the Way We Make Art By Hasnain Shah When I first opened an AI art generator, I wasn’t expecting much. I typed in a vague description—something like “a forest at night with glowing rivers”—and hit enter. Seconds later, my screen filled with images that looked like they had leapt out of a fantasy novel. I stared at them in disbelief. I hadn’t drawn a single line, but here it was: art.
By Hasnain Shah6 months ago in Futurism
Sleep Now
Introduction This month, Seven Days In has already had more than 110,000 visits, although I use it mainly for commenting on the books that I am reading, usually about once a week:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Futurism
Why LED Coffee Tables Are Lighting Up Social Media
Forget boring furniture. The hottest thing on TikTok right now isn’t a couch or a rug — it’s a coffee table. One that glows, shifts colors, and turns your living room into a movie set. Scroll through TikTok, Instagram, or Pinterest and you’ll see it everywhere: neon bases lighting up game rooms, cozy amber tones setting the mood for Netflix nights, or wild RGB patterns pulsing in sync with party playlists.
By The Reliable Guy6 months ago in Futurism
Few Minutes with Elon Musk
In life, one of the most powerful truths to remember is this: never show fear when you are among people. Fear makes others see you as smaller than you are. Courage, even if quiet and calm, commands respect. When you hold yourself with confidence, people are more likely to treat you as an equal, no matter their status.
By Life Hopes7 months ago in Futurism
Jeddah Tower: Reaching for the Sky in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Tower: Reaching for the Sky in Saudi Arabia When people talk about the future of cities, the conversation often circles back to skyscrapers. From the Empire State Building in New York to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, towers have always symbolized ambition, wealth, and vision. Yet, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, along the Red Sea, stands a project that pushes ambition to its extreme: Jeddah Tower, the world’s first kilometer-high skyscraper.
By waseem khan7 months ago in Futurism
Are Ancient Myths and Modern UFOs Telling the Same Story?
Ancient Shadows and Forgotten Beings In the last few years, headlines about UFOs have shifted from tabloid gossip to front-page news. Military pilots speak of objects accelerating beyond physics, intelligence reports confirm “unidentified aerial phenomena,” and governments cautiously admit they don’t know what we are dealing with.
By The Secret History Of The World7 months ago in Futurism
The Moon as Humanity’s First Calendar
For thousands of years, before smartphones and atomic clocks, humanity looked up at the night sky and saw its first true calendar, the moon.
By The Secret History Of The World7 months ago in Futurism
The Hidden Architects of History: Unveiling the Ancient Secrets
A Glimpse Behind the Curtain of History Every civilization leaves behind a trail of fragments, stories carved in stone, inked on papyrus, or whispered through generations. Yet the deeper we look, the more we find that history as we know it is incomplete. Entire chapters seem hidden, veiled by time or deliberately erased.
By The Secret History Of The World7 months ago in Futurism
The AI Robot Girl
The world is changing faster than we ever imagined. From self-driving cars to AI-powered doctors, every field of life is witnessing astonishing transformations. But perhaps the most shocking and emotional breakthrough has come from China: the creation of an AI Robot Girl.
By ✦•············• Freelancer •············✦7 months ago in Futurism
Your Online World, Your Responsibility: From Phishing to Passwords, a Guide to Staying Safe
When was the last time you thought about where your data goes? Every time you download a new app or enter your email on a website, you’re sharing a piece of your digital identity. In today's digital age, our lives are more connected than ever. We shop, socialize, and even manage our finances online. In this interconnected world, cybersecurity isn't just for IT professionals—it's a critical skill for every internet user.
By AngelFace7 months ago in Futurism
The Longyou Caves: Man-Made Megastructures or Forgotten Tech?
Introduction In the hills of Zhejiang Province, China, lies one of the most mysterious sites on Earth: the Longyou Caves. Discovered in 1992 by a group of curious villagers, these immense underground chambers remain one of the greatest unsolved enigmas of ancient engineering. Carved directly into solid siltstone, the caves cover thousands of square meters, with ceilings as high as a six-story building. And yet, astonishingly, there is not a single mention of their construction in any historical record.
By The Secret History Of The World7 months ago in Futurism