How will driverless cars change cities? | The Economist

https://youtu.be/7CNlGweeN90?is=WTiLCCBJA3uu4KV2 

Bad ideas, waiting

TXT in today from Master Yu...

In the not too far future, historians will look back and come to the conclusion that “free and open internet” was the most naive decision in the history of man. Because anyone who is not interested in making money off of their creations just lets someone else with lesser morals do it. 

Volcanic bubbles show coral reef futures

https://newatlas.com/biology/mysterious-volcanic-bubbles/ 

Quote of the moment

If no one believes in the future, then nobody's going to build it. 

--Jason Crawford

The next 25 years

The fundamental idea here is that the "big things" happen every 25 years. 

The argument is that we're at one of those spots now...

https://youtu.be/w5k72A30kUc?si=LzZhsBe2Ld9i0qGQ

Quote

Very little of the future is inevitable. 

--Margaret Atwood

NYTimes: A Letter to the Future

A fundamentally great idea...

 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/briefing/a-letter-to-the-future.html 

"The Apartment Of The Future! (As Predicted In 1922)"

https://youtu.be/z44QImBlSZc?si=_WH0zgKpbNiu6_EN 

"Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?"

https://youtu.be/W93XyXHI8Nw 

Partial quote of the moment

The future belongs to those who prepare for it...

--Dennis Overbye, NYT