one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
August 02 2010
Tomorrowful on wikileaks“It's a plot device in a near-future thriller novel ... semi-stateless man with an unusual appearance uses an army of anonymous allies to expose governments' secrets”
June 25 2010
Putting the future back in the room“1970 is the same distance in time away from us now as 2050: that's how close the future is”
April 18 2010
A world without planes.“In a future world without aeroplanes, children would gather at the feet of old men, and hear extraordinary tales of a mythic time when vast and complicated machines the size of several houses used to take to the skies”
July 20 2008
I thought I read this article in 1996.
January 22 2008
Only 2 generations old.“Driving is the cultural anomaly of our moment.”
June 19 2007
Ghost cities of the future.
May 13 2007
Paleo-Future, a blog describing past predictions about our future.
April 15 2007
Thought-provoking article on a post-peak oil future and the cyclical patterns of descent that will follow.
April 12 2007
Revolution, flashmobs, and brain chips. How the UK's ministry of defence sees the world in 2035.
March 07 2007
It's 2056 and the planet is saved. I just laughed watching this, probably not the expected reaction.
March 04 2007
Sterling on technology as saviour“Green will never get any sexier than it is in 2007. Because, after this, brown will start going away.”
September 22 2006
An ad for Nissan 4x4's that looks like it was filmed in the future. Barren landscapes, nasty weather, no vegetation... thanks to all that greenhouse gas they contribute to.
September 01 2006
This guy tells it exactly how it is: Honey, We Killed the Planet
June 20 2006
The BBC asks leading experts for their forecasts on cities of the future. Recurring themes are polarisation between those who have and those who don't, climate change and energy problems.