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IFTF: News from the Future

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Self-driving cars will let people drink more alcohol at bars and restaurants. Restaurants will increasingly specialize in alcohol rather than food.

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Libraries to become ‘warm spaces’ to tackle cost of living crisis - The Futures Centre

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‘Warm Welcome’ was established in 2022 in response to the cost of living crisis, offering warm spaces and spaces for communities to come together. Spaces include libraries, where hot food…

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The policy recognizing camel as the state animal of Rajasthan did not help in increasing the population of the animal as economic incentives were not right. This made camel rearing unsustainable in Rajasthan and led to the dwindling population of the state animal.

So what?

The policies should be made bottom up to achieve the objective. A positive change would be in reimagining the role of animals in economy.

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Is Rajasthan just years away from seeing its last camel? - The Futures Centre

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The policy recognizing camel as the state animal of Rajasthan did not help in increasing the population of the animal as economic incentives were not right. This made camel rearing...

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Hurricane Milton Is so Insanely Powerful, It’s Literally Just a Giant Red Smudge on Meteorological Maps

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Satellite imagery shows the might of powerful Hurricane Milton, which is due to make landfall in Florida’s western coast this afternoon.

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Europe is experiencing record-breaking warm winters, impacting traditions and even leading to the early closure of ski resorts. These changes in climate patterns are not confined to Europe alone.

In India, particularly in the Himalayan region, the absence of snowfall is causing concern among tribal communities who have resorted to constructing artificial glaciers to address water scarcity. The dry spell in India, exacerbated by a decline in the intensity of extratropical storms known as western disturbances, is not only affecting agriculture and water availability in the mountains but also disrupting the traditional precipitation patterns.

So what?

The lack of snowfall and rainfall in North India, including states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, is impacting Rabi crops and water sources vital for both agriculture and human consumption. Additionally, the decreasing intensity of western disturbances is causing rainfall deficits in these regions. The repercussions extend to South India, with states like Telangana and Karnataka experiencing large rainfall deficits, partly attributed to anomalies in the El Nino pattern.

This interconnected chain of events has a potential global impact on food security. The changes in weather patterns and disruptions in agricultural yield could result in potentially further export bans on part of producing nations such as India which could have devastating impacts on the food supply, health and economy of import-dependent nations.

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Snowless mountain caps paint a grave image for global food security - The Futures Centre

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Europe is experiencing record-breaking warm winters, impacting traditions and even leading to the early closure of ski resorts. These changes in climate patterns are not confined to Europe alone. In...

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Rising sea levels could endanger numerous coastal ports leading to large scale supply chain disruption - The Futures Centre

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About 90% of worldwide freight depends on shipping. Rising sea levels could endanger numerous coastal ports, often situated just a few to 15 feet above sea level. So what? Despite…

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To ensure U.S. tech stays as far as possible ahead of China, the Biden administration has banned U.S. companies from selling their most advanced chips and chipmaking technology to China, going so far as to bar American citizens, permanent residents, and green card holders from working for Chinese semiconductor companies.

So what?

Could this signal a desire for self-reliance and a focus on local people, production, environments, and systems?

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US enacts semiconductor embargo against China - The Futures Centre

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To ensure U.S. tech stays as far as possible ahead of China, the Biden administration has banned U.S. companies from selling their most advanced chips and chipmaking technology to China,...

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A Massive Space Junk Disaster in Orbit Is Inevitable Now, Scientists Warn

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Some of the world’s leading space experts are warning that the current space junk crisis surrounding our planet is soon to reach a head.

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Europe is experiencing record-breaking warm winters, impacting traditions and even leading to the early closure of ski resorts. These changes in climate patterns are not confined to Europe alone.

In India, particularly in the Himalayan region, the absence of snowfall is causing concern among tribal communities who have resorted to constructing artificial glaciers to address water scarcity. The dry spell in India, exacerbated by a decline in the intensity of extratropical storms known as western disturbances, is not only affecting agriculture and water availability in the mountains but also disrupting the traditional precipitation patterns.

So what?

The lack of snowfall and rainfall in North India, including states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, is impacting Rabi crops and water sources vital for both agriculture and human consumption. Additionally, the decreasing intensity of western disturbances is causing rainfall deficits in these regions. The repercussions extend to South India, with states like Telangana and Karnataka experiencing large rainfall deficits, partly attributed to anomalies in the El Nino pattern.

This interconnected chain of events has a potential global impact on food security. The changes in weather patterns and disruptions in agricultural yield could result in potentially further export bans on part of producing nations such as India which could have devastating impacts on the food supply, health and economy of import-dependent nations.

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Snowless mountain caps paint a grave image for global food security - The Futures Centre

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Europe is experiencing record-breaking warm winters, impacting traditions and even leading to the early closure of ski resorts. These changes in climate patterns are not confined to Europe alone. In...

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Elon Musk Now Promising Cash to Voters in Desperate Attempt to Win Trump the Election

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In a Sunday tweet, Musk promised to give out $47 to “every person you refer to sign the petition if they’re in a swing state.”

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Make No Mistake: Climate Change Turned Hurricane Milton Into a “Monster”

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As Hurricane Milton batters Florida, it’s becoming increasingly clear that climate change is making monsters out of extreme storms.

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Climate Change Is Drying Up All the World’s Rivers at an Alarming Rate

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The world’s rivers are drying up at rates faster than ever before thanks to climate change — and last year was the world on record.

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Google Is Stuffing Annoying Ads Into Its Terrible AI Search Feature

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The notoriously unreliable “AI Overviews” that Google forces to the top of search results will now come with sponsored ads.

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A music venue in Glasgow, Scotland, is harvesting the body heat from party-goers and storing it in rocks underground to heat or cool other rooms at a later date.

It is estimated that each dancing person can generate roughly 500 watts of power, and has allowed the venue to stop using its gas boiler, lower its emissions and save money.

So what?

This innovation offers a new form of renewable energy, and helps to tackle the rising cost of living.

It appears that people could be one of the answers to the energy crisis, and offer a solution to a problem that we've all most definitely contributed to. There is great potential for this technology and could even be used in other areas of high density e.g. shopping malls or even train stations.

Could body heat become a mainstream source of energy?

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A nightclub in Scotland harvests body heat and stores underground - The Futures Centre

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A music venue in Glasgow, Scotland, is harvesting the body heat from party-goers and storing it in rocks underground to heat or cool other rooms at a later date. It...

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First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants - The Futures Centre

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A new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found that tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead,…

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On 30 May 2023, the Center for AI Safety issued a public warning about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, signed by over 350 scientists, executives, and public figures, stating that safeguarding against AI-related risks should be a global priority on par with pandemics and nuclear war.

So what?

Some of the signatories, including the CEOs of Google DeepMind and OpenAI, are from companies involved in AI's creation, making them key players in determining AI's impact on humanity.

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On 30 May 2023, the Center for AI Safety issued a public warning about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, signed by over 350 scientists,

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There’s a Big Problem With Using Nuclear Rockets to Get to Mars

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Scientists have long proposed nuclear rockets to get to Mars fast — but one is warning that making it happen will be an uphill battle.

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Rising sea levels could endanger numerous coastal ports leading to large scale supply chain disruption - The Futures Centre

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About 90% of worldwide freight depends on shipping. Rising sea levels could endanger numerous coastal ports, often situated just a few to 15 feet above sea level. So what? Despite…

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Who is in trouble if artificial intelligence does something illegal? There would have to be new laws and regulations that can assign blame to people or companies. If an automated car uses AI and crashes, who is at fault? How do companies save face? Terms and conditions? The justice system would have to take all of this into account in legal battles, especially in cases of death or injury

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Athletes are created from birth through genetically engineering. They are created in labs and raised to play sports for others entertainment. This might lead to them not having rights and becoming properties of sports team that created them.

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With climate change affecting many parts of the world, more people are going to have to choose where they want to live based on how close they are to water (sea levels rising) and the climate of the area (rising temperatures). This could cause certain areas to get a lot more expensive and might force poorer people to move to places that are in danger.

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The increase in global warming is causing sea levels to rise. This rise is disrupting the supply chain. How do relations and trade with other countries get affected by this?

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AI and entertainment could come together to start making new music with AI generated songs or even have AI generated actors that work into a tv show. For example, AI has had many artists singing cover songs, that they haven't actually sang, on Tiktok where people think it sounds extremely realistic.

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As a result of climate crisis, more people may tend to travel to areas that are experiencing less severe climate concerns. This would then impact the success/profitability of areas that are experiencing climate crisis and their standard of living. Climate crisis could increase or decrease travel, depending on the traveler's situation (i.e. are they currently living in an area facing climate crisis).

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The quickly increasing amount of waste we have on earth could eventually lead to a large reduction in farmland leading to even more food insecurity around the world, especially in places like China where we ship a lot of our waste as Americans.

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An increase in the pay and quality of work for women's sports, like an evening of the field. A change in the sports casting industry to prioritize women's sports, paralympic sports. An increase in student athletes, a social shift around who can play sports and be an athlete.

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As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, we may see an increase in music using AI voices and AI-animated movies resulting in more quick entertainment.

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Future technology could be created to transport people and supplies much quicker around the world. This could lead to it being easier for people to evade the law or something if it is so much easier to go to another country.

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The rise of automation may make way for self operating construction vehicles and equipment. This will put a large population of people up of a job, however, it will increase the speed of building and even solve construction issues by eliminating human error.

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It’s 2040. The world is seemingly more globalized than ever. Free trade agreements, going far beyond than anything imagined in NAFTA or the TPP. People are mad; it seems the jobs that defined the industrial heartlands of their countries are being shipped abroad. Yet corporations are seeing mass movements in their bottom lines, being able to earn far more profits and hire more workers as they now have access to cheap labor centers. The large cities of major countries are also booming, a sign of the benefits of greater international trade. It seems for now, that war is simply too costly as well. After all, who would risk a war if it meant shareholders would lose profits? It seems the world is at peace. For now…

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With the recent devastation caused by natural disasters to western North Carolina and other parts of the country, the amount of available resources has decreased. Resources include mainly food and food products but also many other things that restaurants need in order to run. On this path, eventually restaurants will have to increase their prices dramatically in order to turn a profit due to the lack of resources.

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Global Political Conflict + International Relations

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Global Political Conflict + International Relations

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With rising tensions among global superpowers, connections between these powers are dwindling. War, economic struggle, and other events signal increasing pressure between countries to act. Moreover, this could effect the lives of citizens where people might become displaced. Overall, with rising international conflict, relations will continue to die.

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With the changing in where we get our power, it could effect how we go about our activities. And with the possibly higher expense of electricity, traditional libraries could get more attraction again with handheld physical copies and public access to resources.

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The rise of more effective means of genetic engineering in America could result in the wealthy being able to afford genetic neurological augmentations within their children. This could result in an even greater gap in academic performance between children born from wealthy families and the rest of society, dramatically reducing the availability of higher education to the average American population if higher education remains as meritocratic as it is today.

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How does the amount of income someone makes correlate with the quality of care they receive in hospitals and doctor's offices. There is already a major issue with people with lower incomes being able to get access to health care, but when these people do receive health care are they treated differently? Is the quality different?

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Our world is reliant on using non-renewable energy sources and the effects of that have become known with global warming and smog overtaking urban areas. As a result, there is a possibility of a shift to using renewable energy sources to combat these rising issues.

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Due to globalization, world cultures become more integrated and over the time become less and less unique. Eventually, some cultures or traditions will be lost, and some will become mainstream worldwide. People will become increasingly similar and have more similar views and practices.