Futurology

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Engineering
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
Engineers are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive, solar-powered device that is inspired by the ocean.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
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Climate Crisis
Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes
MIT researchers find that extratropical storm tracks would change significantly with solar geoengineering efforts.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
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Food
Is this plant the protein food of the future?
Over the past 50 years or so, lupins have become more common as food for farm animals, and are also increasingly eaten by humans
Matthew Nelson
Genetics
A new look at the strange case of the first gene-edited babies
G. Owen Schaefer
Engineering
How do floating wind turbines work?
Matthew Lackner
Sustainability
Pricing groundwater will help solve California’s water problems
Ellen Bruno | Knowable Magazine
laser weapon
Engineering
UK test-fires its first high-energy laser weapon
Kristin Houser
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Biology
What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans? 
Tom Hartsfield
smart contact lens
AR
You can “see the future” with these smart contact lenses 
Kristin Houser
Series| Future Explored
Hack your gut microbiome, live to 110
Tom Carroll
History
Longtermism’s perspective on humanity’s past, present, and future
Max Roser | Our World in Data
chronic pain relief
Neuroscience
Psychedelics, brain implants, and the future of chronic pain relief
Kristin Houser
Opinion
Michio Kaku makes 3 predictions about the future
Scotty Hendricks