If I'm #childfree, am I part of the problem or the solution? Discuss ;)

The article and release are interesting unto themselves. However, as this is c/Futurism, let's discuss what happens in the future. How do you folks think this ideological battleground plays out in 5, 50, or 500 years?

Alt text: An apple fell on Isaac Newton's head and gave him the idea that the moon might be a tasty apple, though this turned out not to be true--the Apollo program eventually determined that it was just a desolate and bland Red Delicious.

Hit me with your ridiculous futurism shower thoughts.

tl;dr: maybe.

Experimental uncertainty still exists, and the error bars of the experiment still overlap with the error bars allowed by the Standard Model. Reproducibility in another facility also still required.

tl;dr; pass out at 15s, brain death in 4m.

More interestingly though, what developments in technology do you think may happen to boost this number should we become a spacefaring civilization?

Tl;dr: no.

The chargers must be placed every 60km (37mi) and allow ad-hoc payment by card or contactless device without subscriptions.

Can you imagine dishes that are only possible in low or zero gravity? Like, your souffles on Mars might never collapse!

As the title says, what are all of the different futurisms, or like imaginings of the future?

So far in my sphere, i know of a few: solarpunk, cyberpunk, retrofuturism, and transhumanism.

• solarpunk: green new decolonialized future where we use technology, natural systems, and cultual wisdom to live sustainably and in harmony with the Earth and others

• cyberpunk: dystopia where technology is capable of many things, but is used in all the wrong ways. Megacorps control everything, and tech is ubiquitous

• transhumanism: future where humans can overcome their linitations through technology, and we also delve into deeper questions of how technology and its use affects people

• retrofuturism (i'm probably thinking more of atompunk, help me here???): Star Trek-esque, optimistic, 1900s view of the future with the typical flying cars, space hotels, and luxury comforts in a utopic setting

Can you guys think of any others? And if i'm wrong, please do correct me

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1708144

On March 5, 1919, cartoonist W.K. Haselden published a comic in the British newspaper The Mirror, illustrating what the world would be like if telephones were portable.

There's going to be this interesting inflection point where solar will be cheaper than the wiring in the grid. That will come with all sorts of societal side effects. In particular, it further increases the gap between the rich (those with land for panels) and the poor (those that need to buy from the grid).

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/science/t/205362

A new study at King's College, Cambridge reveals the striking benefits of letting lawns go wild. But can others be persuaded to break with a 300-year old social norm?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1578660

Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint::According to one professor, we may be able to stop climate change if we used a new super white paint to cover the entire United States