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2080: 60 Years From Now (+/- 10 years)
A Unified Origin Story
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As scientific literacy expands, humanity may converge on a common empirical account of its origins. This does not eliminate spirituality or meaning; it relocates them. A shared origin story grounded in evidence strengthens cooperation, reduces tribal conflict, and supports long-horizon flourishing while preserving space for the unknown and unknowable.
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Is the Fermi Paradox still relevant?
Fermi Paradox
First posed by Enrico Fermi, the Fermi Paradox asks why we haven’t detected extraterrestrial intelligence. It remains useful as a discussion tool, but flawed as a conclusion.
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Critical Thinking
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Does Musk’s Mars vision highlight poor reasoning?
Colonizing Mars
Ambition isn’t the problem — confusing futuristic spectacle with practical priority is.
03 Mar 2026
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Philosophy
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What is the MaaS tipping point?
- When self-driving taxis outnumber gas vehicles.
- Expected by 2040!
EV Taxis
The MaaS tipping point is when shared self-driving EV taxis replace private car ownership as the global norm.
01 Jan 2026
(Updated 2 months ago)
Philosophy
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What is a realistic timeframe for humanity to terraform Mars?
- The project starts June 1, 3825. Just kidding.
- But realistically, maybe within 2,000 years.
The Civilization-Scale Commitment
Terraforming Mars is a multi-century process that will require new ways to use AI, robots, and genetically-altered life.
01 Jan 2026
(Updated 2 months ago)
Futurism
Where humanity may be heading.
Futurism in TST is disciplined long-horizon thinking guided by evidence, constraint, and fairness.
Futurism examines emerging technologies, cultural evolution, and long-term trajectories of civilization. It considers not only what is possible, but what should be pursued—and what should be approached with caution
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The Fermi Paradox is Too Anthropocentric
The Fermi Paradox is the common framework for thinking about the odds of alien life, but we need more data before it can become accurate enough to be useful.
Building Tomorrow’s AI: The Rise of LLMs and Inference
AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching the abilities of the human mind.
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Cognitive Biases | Cosmology | Futurism
The Fermi Paradox is Too Anthropocentric
Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox is the common framework for thinking about the odds of alien life, but we need more data before it can become accurate enough to be useful.
Sun 29 Dec 2024
(1 year ago)
Updated 2 months ago.
Artificial Intelligence | Futurism
AI and Social Constructs: Defining the Future
Rewriting Society: How AI Will Change Our Social Constructs
Futurism < Philosophy
Sun 29 Sep 2024
(1 year ago)
Updated 3 months ago.
Artificial Intelligence | Futurism
Building Tomorrow’s AI: The Rise of LLMs and Inference
AI Approaches
AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching the abilities of the human mind.
Wed 30 Oct 2024
(1 year ago)
Updated 3 months ago.