Traditional Blogs Are Dead – Here is What the Future Looks Like

Blogs are dead. Long live blogging. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard or read this statement. Everything is video now. No one reads blogs anymore. As such, everybody needs to start a Youtube channel. That’s the word on the street. The numbers, however, tell a different story. In 2019, there were over … Read more

Better Nutrition for a Better Future

Better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life – the theme for this year’s World Food Day on October 16. Collective action across 150 countries worldwide is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. With a growing population, there is a demand for more … Read more

Meeting With Trump, France’s Security Plans: Wishes & Future Deals Continue to Pour in as World Embraces Modi 2.0

Washington: After US President Donald Trump, French president Emmanuel Macron late on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi over landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls. The French foreign ministry said that both the countries would together consolidate the security of their nations. “We will continue to work together to consolidate the security of our nations, secure … Read more

Oracles and models: ancient and modern ways of telling the future

When something unexpected happens to us we still tend to ask “why me?” – and it’s difficult to know where to look for an answer. While scientific analysis can provide us with better general comprehension of how the world works, it doesn’t always help us to understand our own experience. And public discussions of risk … Read more

Gardening Etcetera: ‘Tis the season to dream of future gardens

Now is the season of dreams, when gardeners flip through seed catalogs circling enticing pictures. As a child I did the same with the Sears catalog, until the toy section was filled with black marker. My parents pointed out that since I’d circled everything, Santa wouldn’t know what I really wanted, and I’d likely end … Read more

This Furniture Is Hiding Wireless Chargers–And It Feels Like The Future

Blend Into Space [Photo: courtesy designstudio PESI] If you had told me that all these furniture pieces and accessories were part of the sets of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, I would have believed you. These wireless charging surfaces by South Korean design studio PESI–which include tables, trays, containers, mirrors, speakers, and alarm clocks–all feel like they … Read more

Where is the future of home appliances heading?

We have superseded them,” says the interior designer. “Theirs was a very basic 1960’s interpretation of the future. Today, technology is so much more advanced than we could have predicted.” We may not have Rosie the Robot on-call, but thanks to advanced technology, we live more efficiently than our grandparents. “We live in a 1930’s … Read more

Sharp trips to the future with a quartet of smart appliances

    Sharp has entered the world of connected appliances with a new smart oven, fridge-freezer, washing machine and dishwasher. But the aim here is much more than just app control. At its impressive Vestel City factory complex in Turkey, Sharp unveiled four smart appliances that it hopes will bring your home into the 21st … Read more

The future of home security: Get ready for sensors and pro-active systems

  Today, home security is fairly straightforward. If you live in a home that has an “alarm” you’ve got a bevy of motion sensors dotted around your house, a central keypad by your front door with a standard keypad to disarm it and a box on the front of your house that says “look at … Read more