From habitats on faraway worlds to a really deep swimming pool, here are some glimpses of what life might look like in the near and distant future. Skyscraper in the countryside Clothing company Bestseller is planning a towering headquarters for the small Danish town of Brande. The project was approved by the [...]
Technology has been very good at giving us what we want, but less good at giving us what we need. We are at an inflection point in our relationship with technology. Technology allows us to do amazing things that have immeasurably improved our lives. But at the same time, it’s accelerated the [...]
THE AMOUNT of food being wasted in many free-flow buffets is a cause for concern. Many have come to realise that food waste exacerbates climate change through the release of potent greenhouse gasses, and the energy used to produce these goods. In the travel and hospitality industries, buffets serve up an uncomfortable amount of [...]
“This robot will never die, it will just keep updating itself and evolving,“ priest Tensho Goto told AFP. A 400-YEAR-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion – despite critics comparing the android to “Frankenstein’s monster.” [...]
