2021 May

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Elon Musk’s Starship is the rocket he wants to use to take people to Mars,…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most sci-fi books and movies paint a dystopian view of the future, and it’s all…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Sci-fi and the future are kindred cousins, and its no coincidence that one inspires the…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Deepfakes and synthetic media are here to stay and they’re getting better – better at…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future everything is fast, really really fast …   Love the Exponential Future?…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bitcoin’s energy consumption is huge, rivalling most nations, and its unsustainable so people are trying…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of work has always been a top of mind topic, but the recent…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to produce oxygen on Mars opens the door to Mars based colonies and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Moore’s Law is still grinding out gains, but they’re getting harder and more expensive to…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Cancer is a stone cold killer, and we need sophisticated new tools in our arsenal…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Many things were changing even before the pandemic, and alot more’s going to change after…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Pollution and other factors have hidden consequences on everything from our health to the environment,…