High Tech Low Life Documentary Active Wirehead June 26, 2015 Media, Society In 2006, there were roughly 110 million Internet users in China and the first official phase of China’s censorship barrier, commonly referred to as "The Great Firewall,” had been evolving for almost a...
Transhumanism Active Wirehead March 16, 2015 Media, Society Transhumanism - beyond human Noun - Pronunciation: /tranzˈhjuːmənɪzm/ Definition: The belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially...
Are we living in a dystopian world already? Active Wirehead February 25, 2015 Media, Society Are we living in a dystopian world already? When you’re ready to rise up, you’ll rise up. All the power you need is in your hands. Now look around you, our financial systems have been hijacked by a...
>WHAT IF CYBERPUNK?_ Active Wirehead February 24, 2015 Blog, Media, Society The future is already here but it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson In the early ‘80s, a new genre of science fiction appeared. A genre emancipated from the old utopian vision of...
The Venus Project Active Wirehead January 8, 2015 Media, Society The Venus Project by Jacque Fresco Perhaps the modern interpretation of the word "utopia" is to blame when the Renaissance man and futurist Jacque Fresco says ... he doesn't want to call his life work, The...
We love surveillance Active Wirehead January 6, 2015 Media, Society For some time now it has been clear that we are facing the greatest surveillance scandal the world has ever seen. The perpetrators lie and cheat and betray our trust and build their very own evil empire and...
Internet: It’s The New Heroin! Rancid Tech January 3, 2015 Media, Society 3 Comments If you pick up any medical journal today you will find yourself bombarded by an onslaught of new wave mental disorders ranging from Bi-polar, to schizophrenic, to depressive, to even lethargy and fatigue. All...
Humans Need Not Apply Active Wirehead December 29, 2014 Media, Society 3 Comments The future where humans need not apply thanks to robot automation isn't as rosy as often predicted. The film focuses on the topic of robots' rapidly increasing usefulness through human society,...
The Benefits of a Universal Currency Tilghan December 19, 2014 Media, Society Imagine you're a businessman on a trip around the world. You begin your journey at LAX in Los Angeles with a cup of coffee while you wait to board your flight to Narita. Upon arriving in Tokyo you hail a...
Augmentation and AI: Food for Thought Tilghan December 10, 2014 Media, Society 2 Comments It is said that history repeats itself. However, this is not to say that humanity is in a time loop that restarts every twenty years. It is more a statement that as we progress as a society, new situations...