Future of Humanity Archives - Tom Cheesewright

The self-preservation society

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Tom Cheesewright on 19th March 2020.

What connects Brexit, Coronavirus, Ayn Rand and air pollution? All tell us something about our instincts for self-preservation.

How Coronavirus will change our lives

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Tom Cheesewright on 12th March 2020.

The effects of coronavirus on life, work and culture will depend in many ways how long the pandemic persists. Will it be weeks or months?

#AskAFuturist: The future of privacy

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Tom Cheesewright on 21st February 2020.

In response to my #AskAFuturist request, Franck Nijhof asked about the future of privacy. What will be left of our privacy in 50 years?

Extended adolescence

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Tom Cheesewright on 18th February 2020.

Are kids growing up to fast? Or do we now get to live an extended adolescence, aware of the adult world early but not hitting its markers until later?

Will we really eat insects in the future?

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Tom Cheesewright on 9th January 2020.

Will we really eat insects in the future? In my future pizza project, I explored the role of insects in making healthier, more climate-friendly foods.

Future Skills: What to learn and teach for success in tomorrow’s world

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Tom Cheesewright on 13th September 2019.

What are the future skills we need for success in tomorrow’s world of high frequency change? How do we learn them and how do we hone them?

The future of sport: making predictions

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Tom Cheesewright on 28th August 2019.

When Grosvenor Casinos asked me to look at the future of sport, I started with four basic principles that will define tomorrow

Will we ever put microchips in our brains?

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Tom Cheesewright on 4th July 2019.

Will we ever put microchips in our brains? Sure. But not yet. Here are three reasons why a neural interface is still a few years away.

When recycled material is better than new

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Tom Cheesewright on 23rd January 2019.

Adding single layer materials like graphene to recycled plastics can create a range of new materials with properties perfectly suited to their application

Halfway between a stranger and a friend

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Tom Cheesewright on 30th November 2018.

Greater community engagement and peer support can’t replace our over-stretched services and crumbling infrastructure. But it can mitigate their effects.