Oct 20 2015510/20/15Meanwhile in the Future: Everybody Is Reviewed in a Reputation DatabaseRose Eveleth29Recently, an app called Peeple got a whole lot of attention for trying to be the Yelp for Humans. But it’s just one…
Privacy and Security10/13/15Oct 13 20156Privacy and Security10/13/15Privacy and SecurityMeanwhile in the Future: One Agency Controls All Border CrossingsRose Eveleth15Every time you go from one country to the next, you cross a border. And that usually means dealing with some kind of…
Oct 6 20151910/6/15Meanwhile in the Future: Nobody Cares About Your GenderRose Eveleth204Nerf balls are for boys. Dolls are for girls. Romance movies are for women, and action flicks for men. Nearly…
Sep 30 2015249/30/15Rush Limbaugh Thinks Gizmodo Really Wants to Genetically Engineer HumansRose Eveleth81Gizmodo has confused Rush Limbaugh.
Sep 29 201599/29/15Meanwhile in the Future: To Stop Climate Change, We Must Genetically Engineer HumansRose Eveleth78A lot of researchers are thinking about how to genetically engineer crops and food animals to help them withstand…
Physics9/22/15Sep 22 20154Physics9/22/15PhysicsMeanwhile in the Future: Now You Can Buy an Invisibility CloakRose Eveleth18Scientists now have a way to cloak something very small, making it effectively invisible. But what if scientists and…
Sep 15 2015139/15/15Meanwhile in the Future: We Just Made Alien ContactRose Eveleth74Humans spend a lot of time and energy wondering if there’s anybody else out there. But what if we got unequivocal…
Sep 8 201579/8/15Meanwhile in the Future: We've Invented an Empathy MachineRose Eveleth26When you were a kid and stole your friends’ toys, your parent probably asked you this angry hypothetical: “How do…
Animals9/1/15Sep 1 20158Animals9/1/15AnimalsMeanwhile in the Future: Endangered Animals Live in Armored ZoosRose Eveleth17Many scientists believe that the Earth is approaching another mass extinction event. Between deforestation,…
Aug 25 201518/25/15Meanwhile in the Future: Everybody Has a Personal Drone NowRose Eveleth13There are a million ways people might use drones in the future, from deliveries and police work to journalism. But…
Aug 11 201518/11/15Meanwhile in the Future: You Can Live for 300 Years, But You'll Be in PrisonRose Eveleth28What if “life in prison” could mean 100 or 200 or 400 years? Does that change the way that sentences are doled out?…
Physics8/4/15Aug 4 20151Physics8/4/15PhysicsMeanwhile in the Future: The Earth Is Falling Into the SunRose Eveleth39The Earth, right now, is revolving around the sun at about 62,000 miles per hour. But what would happen if we slowed…
Jul 28 201567/28/15Meanwhile in the Future: Cross the Border Using Only Your Face as IDRose Eveleth21This week, we go to a world where facial recognition is so good that any company can grab an image of your face…
Jul 21 2015167/21/15Meanwhile in the Future: We Have Changed the Climate with Wind TurbinesRose Eveleth55According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, about 2.3 percent of America’s power is generated by wind.…
Climate change7/14/15Jul 14 20156Climate change7/14/15Climate changeMeanwhile in the Future: What Happens When All Airplanes Are GroundedRose Eveleth55Need to get from New York to Paris? Or San Diego? Chances are, you’re hopping on a plane. But commercial flights…
Jul 7 201577/7/15Meanwhile in the Future: Extreme Body ModificationRose Eveleth55We all want to be our best selves. But what if you could add almost anything to your body and mind? A camera here,…
Soccer6/30/15Jun 30 201550Soccer6/30/15SoccerAn Ode to Sydney Leroux's EyelashesRose Eveleth81Everywhere I go, people are talking trash about Sydney Leroux’s fake eyelashes. To be fair, I’ve been in Canada,…
Space6/30/15Jun 30 20157Space6/30/15SpaceMeanwhile in the Future: Death By SupernovaRose Eveleth30We often think of stars as twinkling, harmless little points of light that fill our night sky with majesty. But…
Jun 23 201576/23/15Meanwhile in the Future: Here's Why We Banned the InternetRose Eveleth44If you’re reading this, you have access to the Internet. But what would happen if the Internet suddenly went away?…
Jun 16 201546/16/15Meanwhile in the Future: Never Sleep Again, Using This DrugRose Eveleth36If there was a drug that meant you never had to sleep again, would you take it? Would those who didn’t need to sleep…