24 2024 July
Welcome to a Future Where Food Is Made from Thin Air
Last year when Henry and I were writing The Future Normal, we wrote about a trend we named Unnaturally Better and profiled Solar Foods, a company...
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Scent Camera Recreates Travel Smells and More Core77 Design Award Winners
For the 12th year, the Core 77 Design Awards have spanned 22 categories and showcased product, branding and conceptual ideas from students and professionals imagining...
Read Now06 2024 June
Why People Become Gamers … And How It’s Changing
Fandom recently released the latest edition of their annual Inside Gaming Report where they survey 5,000 “entertainment and gaming fans globally.” The data this year found that...
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Why I Love Ridiculous Art
One of the group conversations I had last weekend required each participant to share something that we think is bullsh*t. My choice was political advertising,...
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France Creates Scratch-and-Sniff Stamps That Smell Like Fresh Baguettes
Just in time for the feast of Saint-Honoré, a day honoring the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, La Poste in France released a...
Read Now21 2024 May
How Airbnb “Icons” Illustrate the Future of Immersive Entertainment
The future of entertainment will be driven by more immersive experiences. This week, there was a story about how the Meta Quest VR headset will be...
Read Now17 2024 May
Momternships and How to Fight the “Motherhood Penalty”
This past Mother’s Day one recurring story was about the impact that motherhood has on the careers of women. One survey found that two-thirds of new...
Read Now14 2024 May
Imagining the Future of Hip Hop and Art in 50 Years
The day after the Met Gala, the Internet was flooded with deep fakes of celebrities who weren’t there, wearing things they never wore. Some of them...
Read Now10 2024 May
The Lost Emotion of “Perfectly Colorized” Old Black & White Photos
A photographer edited and colorized 30 vintage black and white photos. His intention was to “breathe life into these vintage snapshots, turning monochrome memories into vibrant...
Read Now04 2024 April
How AI Is Making April Fool’s Day Easier … and Harder
This week my Future Normal co-author Henry and I announced a bold new partnership with LEGO to create a series of limited edition future-thinking sets inspired by...
Read Now11 2024 March
The First (And Maybe Last) Song Ever Released as a Slice of Pizza
If you think sales of music in a physical format like a CD are dead, this new single released as a slice of pizza might...
Read Now08 2024 March
The Yolk App Shows the Challenges of Relying on User’s Constant Creativity
Yolk is a new app that lets people “communicate through items that you see” and some reviews suggest they might be forging a new method...
Read Now06 2024 February
Is Poisoning AI The Best Way for Artists to Fight Back?
In less than a week since the AI poisoning tool known as Nightshade was made available online for free, more than 250,000 people have downloaded and...
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