The Making of Resources from SpaceExplainingTheFuture2014-05-23 | A video about how I made my series "Resources from Space". You can watch the webisodes here:
You can read more about resources from space, and access images from the videos, at: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/resources_from_space.htmlDo we need a Moonbase?ExplainingTheFuture2022-03-01 | Do we need a Moonbase? Would it be a waste or money? Or is it a requirement to meet deep emotional, resource and evolutionary needs?
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:10 Current plans 07:09 A waste of resources? 09:04 Emotional needs 11:13 Resource needs 13:53 Evolutionary needs
#Moonbase #Artemis #ExplainingTheFutureExplaining the SingularityExplainingTheFuture2022-02-01 | The Singularity is a technological event horizon beyond which we cannot see – a moment in future history when exponential progress makes the impossible possible. This video discusses the concept of the Singularity, related technologies including AI, synthetic biology, cybernetics and quantum computing, and their potential implications.
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & Definition 04:09 Singularity Implications 06:30 AI & the Singularity 08:45 Beyond Human Intelligence 16:05 GM & SynBio 19:52 Bioprinting 23:05 Cybernetics 25:25 Molecular Self-Assembly 27:10 Quantum Computing 29:18 Singuarity or Decline?
#Singularity #AI #ExplainingTheFutureAI, Robots & the FutureExplainingTheFuture2022-01-01 | Robots and AI are already real products and services. But will they take our jobs? Or even take over? In this video I discuss these questions in a pragmatic fashion, as well as how we may usefully define “artificial intelligence”. Also covered are cloud AI services, and the role AI in digital transformation.
REFERENCES & OTHER LINKS:
Alan Turing’s 1950 paper in “Mind” on ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’: https://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdf
Wilson, H.J. & Daugherty, P.R. & Morini-Bianzion, N. (2017) “The Jobs That Artificial Intelligence Will Create”, MIT Sloan Management Review (Summer). This paper is not able for free online, but there is an introduction to it here: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/will-ai-create-as-many-jobs-as-it-eliminates/
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:19 What are AI & robots? 06:20 Cloud AI Services 09:03 Pragmatic definitions 13:34 AI, robots & jobs 23:30 Will AI & robots take over?
#AI #Robots #ExplainingTheFutureThe Metaverse: A Facebook Fantasy?ExplainingTheFuture2021-12-01 | Facebook has changed its name to “Meta”, and plans to evolve from a social media company into a virtual reality or “Metaverse” company. In the first of my monthly presentations, I discuss whether or not VR is the future of Internet access, as well as the role that may be played by future brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:36 Definitions 04:25 The Facebook Vision 08:35 Cyber Business 11:05 VR & Ubiquitous Computing 14:36 Short- & Long-Term Futures 16:13 Barnatt’s Metaverse Law 20:35 The Five Ages of Computing 22:03 Cyborg Fusion 25:05 Summary: A Facebook Fantasy?
#Metaverse #Facebook #ExplainingTheFutureBack to the FutureExplainingTheFuture2021-11-27 | Welcome back to ExplainingTheFuture! I’ve been away for some time, but new videos will now post on the first day of each month, and this episode explains the new format.
The next video is a half-hour presentation called “The Metaverse: A Facebook Fantasy?” and uploads on December 1st 2021 at 2:00pm GMT.
#ExplainingTheFutureSpace ElevatorsExplainingTheFuture2019-07-16 | Space elevators may one day allow us to travel into space from the Earth, Moon or Mars without using a rocket.
If you like this video, you may enjoy my previous videos on:
Bradley C. Edwards “The Space Elevator”, phase 1 study for the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (2000) http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/final_report/472Edwards.pdf
#SpaceElevators #SpaceFuture #ExplainingTheFutureCyborg FusionExplainingTheFuture2018-09-02 | Cyborg fusion refers to humans physically merging with computers via brain interface augmentation. In this video I place cyborg fusion in the context of broader computing developments, before examining how it may happen and what its implications may be.
This video is in a follow-up to my video “Brain-Computer Interfaces”, uploaded to my ExplainingComputers channel: youtube.com/watch?v=xMxJYhUg0pc
If you like this video, you may also be interested in my previous show on “Organic Computing”: youtube.com/watch?v=F7REp0Y9edA
Cyborg fusion and the Five Ages of Computing model are concepts that I discuss in depth in my book “Digital Genesis: The Future of Computing, Robots and AI”. You can download a pdf sampler (that includes the Five Ages model) from this page: http://explainingthefuture.com/genesis.html
#cyborg #cyborgs #braininterfacesThe Future of FoodExplainingTheFuture2018-07-28 | Future food production faces many challenges, but may also benefit from many technological opportunities. In this video I review the future of food, and offer my predictions for the food industry in 2030.
Selected sources directly referred to or otherwise used in the making of this video include:
If you are interested in the future, you may be interested in my recent books, including “Digital Genesis” and “The Next Big Thing”. More info is here, together with links to pages with free pdf samplers: explainingthefuture.com/books.html
You may also like my ExplainingComputers channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers10 Years of ExplainingTheFutureExplainingTheFuture2018-06-29 | 3D printing, asteroid mining, vertical farming and biocomputing! Over the past 10 years all of these future realities and more have featured on the ExplainingTheFuture YouTube channel. In this anniversary video I look back at some of my favourite content, and ahead to another decade of future gazing and future shaping . . .
You can learn more about the topics mentioned in this video as follows:
You may also like my ExplainingComputers channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputersAI: Friend or Foe?ExplainingTheFuture2017-12-18 | Will AI destroy jobs, hand more power to tech companies, and endanger the human race? Or will AI enhance our lives and allow us to survive and thrive in the face of grand challenges ahead?
You may also like my ExplainingComputers channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputersNanotechnology 2.0ExplainingTheFuture2017-02-20 | Nanotechnology may one day allow the molecular fabrication of many products from basic raw materials. This video by futurist Christopher Barnatt explains current "top down" nanotechnologies, as well as potential future "bottom-up" innovations in molecular self-assembly.
You may also enjoy my other channel of weekly computing videos at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputersThe TCT 3D Printing Show 2016ExplainingTheFuture2016-10-01 | Report from the 2016 TCT 3D printing event, held in Birmingham, UK on 28th & 29th September. Includes coverage of the latest HP, Stratasys, Renishaw, PhotoCentric, Mcor, Tiertime, Lulzbot, Zortrax, Polaroid, Sinterit and Sintratec 3D printers.
Oh, and finally, I also have another channel where I post videos on computing every Sunday. This is at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputersPharmacogenomicsExplainingTheFuture2016-07-14 | How the genetic testing of patient DNA will improve the future effectiveness and safety of traditional drugs.
Oh, and finally, I also have another channel where I post weekly videos on computing every Sunday. This is at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefutureBrexit & the FutureExplainingTheFuture2016-06-27 | Brexit needs to be viewed as a signal that the establishment is not working, and that we must stop ignoring inconvenient truths . . .
Oh, and finally, I also have another channel where I post weekly videos on computing every Sunday. This is at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefutureMedical 3D PrintingExplainingTheFuture2016-03-12 | A review of medical 3D printing, including 3D printed medical models, dental appliances, hearing aid shells, other prosthesis, and future bioprinting possibilities.
The Stratasys dental images included in this video are included with explicit permission from Stratasys. All other images in this video were photographed or created as computer graphics by Christopher Barnatt and may not be reused without permission. Photographs were taken at the 2013 London 3D Printshow, the 2014 TCT Show + Personalise, and the 2015 TCT Show + Personalise. With thanks to the organizers of these tradeshows and the relevant exhibitors as captioned in the video.The Next Big ThingExplainingTheFuture2015-11-15 | 3D printing, nanotechnology, AI, robots and transhumanism. All of these and more could be part of the Next Big Thing! This video by futurist Christopher Barnatt looks ahead to the likely technological revolutions of the next few decades.
And also the ExplainingTheFuture website: http://explainingthefuture.comThe TCT Top 10 3D Prints 2015ExplainingTheFuture2015-10-11 | My countdown of the best 3D prints from the 2015 TCT Show held on 30 September and 1 October 2015. With thanks for everybody at TCT, and all of the exhibitors at the show. You can also watch my review of the whole show here:
You can also learn more about 3D printing in my book "3D Printing: Second Edition". More information, including a free pdf download of the first chapter, is available from:
Enjoy!The TCT 3D Printing Show 2015ExplainingTheFuture2015-10-04 | My first review of the 3D printers at the 2015 TCT Show held on 30 September and 1 October 2015. With thanks for everybody at TCT, and all of the exhibitors at the show.
You can also learn more about 3D printing in my book "3D Printing: Second Edition". More information, including a free pdf download of the first chapter, is available from:
Enjoy!Resources from SpaceExplainingTheFuture2015-07-12 | In the face of increasing scarcity here on Earth, we will one day need to obtain energy and raw materials from space. This video provides a quick showcase of possibilities. The music is “Go Ahead” by Denis Gorodetskiy, licensed from Partners in Rhyme.
You can learn more about future resources from space in this video series:
You may also enjoy my other channel at: http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers3D Printshow 2015 ReviewExplainingTheFuture2015-06-01 | My second report from the 3D Printshow held in London from 21st to 23rd May 2015. With thanks to 3D Printshow Limited and all exhibitors at the show.
More information on the products covered in the video can be found from their websites, listed below in order of appearance:
You can also learn more about 3D printing in my book "3D Printing: Second Edition". More information, including a free pdf download of the first chapter, is available from:
Phew! :)3D Printshow London 2015ExplainingTheFuture2015-05-24 | My first report from the 3D Printshow held in London from 21st to 23rd May 2015. With thanks to 3D Printshow Limited and all exhibitors at the show -- and indeed everybody who assisted with my filming!
The montage music used in this video is "Fashion Girls" by Konstantinos Panagiotidis, and has been appropriately licensed from Partners In Rhyme via their Musicloops.com website.
You may also like my second report, in which I look in depth at some of the innovations that most caught my attention:
You can also learn more about 3D printing in my book "3D Printing: Second Edition". More information, including a free pdf download of the first chapter, is available from:
Enjoy!The Human WalletExplainingTheFuture2015-04-19 | How will we buy things in the future? In this video I look at the options for tomorrow's "human wallet", or in other words token-less payment systems.
More videos on future studies topics can be found on my channel at:
And finally, you may also enjoy my other YouTube channel at:
http://www.youtube.com/explainingcomputers3D Printing 2014 ReviewExplainingTheFuture2014-12-21 | My review of 3D printing in 2014 – including new personal 3D printing materials, new industrial 3D printers, and broader developments in the 3D printing industry.
You may also like my video countdown of the Top 10 Personal 3D Printers of 2014 here:
And there is even more information in my latest 3D printing book. Learn more and access a free download of the first chapter at:
http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp_book.htmlTop 10 Personal 3D Printers 2014ExplainingTheFuture2014-11-29 | This annual list is my own, individual assessment. It is based on a wide range of factors that include observing each 3D printer in operation and inspecting final prints. I also consider build quality, market reputation, performance relative to price, and features relative to price. The ranking has also been significantly influenced by conversations and electronic communications with many personal 3D printer users, manufacturers and retailers.
Within the 3D printing industry, "personal" printers are generally regarded as those that cost less than $5,000. This makes any ranking of the best models a somewhat subjective exercise, and my own Top 10 list is no different. It just not sensible to do an absolute comparison based on, for example, print quality, as a $599 printer (like the Printrbot Simple Metal) is a very different purchase proposition to a $4,399 printer (like the Cube Pro Trio). Allowance also needs to be made for the fact that different personal 3D printers can output differing ranges and numbers of materials, as well as having different levels of user control. And some printers work better out of the box than others and have different reputations for reliability!
In presenting this list I have tried to take all of the above factors into account. You may not agree with me. But this list is presented in good faith as an informed, personal view that hopefully some people will find useful. I would suggest that every 3D printer here -- including the extra three I add right at the end -- are all excellent pieces hardware.
More information on 3D printing can be found in my book "3D Printing: Second Edition", published in November 2014. You can learn more and download the first chapter for free at: http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp2e.html
You may also like to watch my other 3D printing videos via: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefutureThe TCT 3D Printing Show 2014ExplainingTheFuture2014-10-05 | My report from the TCT Show + Personalize event held in Birmingham, UK from 30 September to 2 October 2014. With thanks to everybody at the show!
In this video, I illustrate in operation the 3D printing technologies of material extrusion, vat photopolymerization, material jetting, binder jetting, powder bed fusion, and sheet lamination. More information on these technologies can be found in my 3D printing book -- http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp2e.html -- the first chapter of which can be downloaded for free. :)
If you enjoy this video, you may also like to watch my reports from the 2014 London 3D Printshow:
You can also learn more about 3D printing on my website at: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/3dprinting3D Printshow 2014: Extra!ExplainingTheFuture2014-09-13 | My second report from the 3D Printshow held in London on 4th to 6th September 2014. With thanks to 3D Printshow Limited and everybody at the show.
The montage music used in this video is called "Shock Her", and has been licensed from the Partners In Rhyme "Funky Music" collection (reference RM51).
Last but my no means least, for details of future 3D Printshows just visit: http://www.3Dprintshow.comMining the MoonExplainingTheFuture2014-05-16 | In the coming decades, both companies and governments may return to the Moon in search of future raw materials and energy supplies.
This is the third video in my "Resources from Space" series. The first two episodes, plus a prequel and making-of video, are here:
Finally, just in case you have not found it yet and subscribed(!), the ExplainingTheFuture.com YouTube channel is here: http://www.youtube.com/explainingthefutureThe 3D Printing Industry (2013)ExplainingTheFuture2013-11-30 | This video provides an overview of all current public and other large 3D printing companies at the end of November 2013.
More information on 3D printing can be found in my book "3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution". See http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp_book.html for more details and to download a free pdf of the first chapter. Additional information on 3D printing -- including a directory of 3D printing manufacturers and services -- can also be found at: http://www.ExplainingTheFuture.com/3DPrinting
More information on forthcoming 3D Printshows in New York, London & Paris can be found at: http://3dprintshow.com
With many thanks to 3D Printshow Ltd and all of the exhibitors at the show! :)3D Printshow London 2013ExplainingTheFuture2013-11-09 | Report by futurist Christopher Barnatt from the 3D Printshow held in November 2013 in London. With many thanks to 3D Printshow Ltd and all of the exhibitors at the show! :)
More information on 3D printing can be found in my book "3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution". See http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp_book.html for more details and to download a free pdf of the first chapter. Additional information on 3D printing -- including a directory of 3D printing manufacturers and services -- can also be found at: http://www.ExplainingTheFuture.com/3DPrinting
More information on forthcoming 3D Printshows in Paris, New York and London can be found at: http://3dprintshow.com
More information on future studies topics can also be found at http://www.explainingthefuture.com3D Printing: The Business OpportunitiesExplainingTheFuture2013-10-06 | 3D printing can enhance product development, transform traditional production methods, enable direct digital manufacturing, and facilitate personal fabrication. In this video, Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com highlights what this means for businesses, as well as offering some broader predictions.
http://www.organovo.com and http://www.wakehealth.edu/Research/WFIRM/Bioprinting.htm -- for the development of bioprinting.
Links to loads more 3D printing pioneers, manufacturers and services can also be found in the 3D Printing Directory at: http://www.explainingthefuture.com/3d_printing_directory.htmlTravels with a FuturistExplainingTheFuture2013-10-04 | From Bank of America to the BBC, and 3D printing to sustainability, in this video diary I take you with me on my travels as a futurist in September 2013.
You can watch my complete 3D printing presentation made at Bank of America here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezQwPxtz8JIGrowUp Aquaponic Urban FarmExplainingTheFuture2013-07-13 | A report by futurist Christopher Barnatt from the GrowUp aquaponic urban farm in London. With thanks to GrowUp founders Kate Hofman and Tom Webster.
More future studies videos can be viewed on the ExplainingTheFuture channel at http://youtube.com/explainingthefuture -- or you can read about future challenges, technologies, trends and mindsets at http://www.explainingthefuture.comTop 10 New Future JobsExplainingTheFuture2013-07-06 | Futurist Christopher Barnatt provides a countdown of ten potential new employment possibilities . . .
Or to read about future studies, visit http://www.explainingthefuture.comFQS#4: Singularity to 3D PrintingExplainingTheFuture2013-06-09 | Are we approaching the Singularity? Why will 3D printing be revolutionary? And what may be the future value of human waste? All of these questions are answered in this latest edition of the Future Questions Show!
You may also like my other channel at: http://youtube.com/explainingcomputersiMakr 3D Printer StoreExplainingTheFuture2013-05-15 | Report from the iMakr store in London, the UK's first 3D printer store, and the largest 3D printer store in the world. More information on iMakr can be found at: http://www.imakr.com
For more info on my book "3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution", including a free pdf download of the first chapter, just visit: http://explainingthefuture.com/3dp_book.html
You can also find lots of videos on 3D printing on my channel at: http://youtube.com/explainingthefutureFSQ#3: Brain Interfaces to FuturismExplainingTheFuture2013-04-20 | Uploading, cryonics, AI, nanotechnology, landless states, aquaponics, and being a futurist! I talk about all of these topics and more in this latest edition of the Future Questions Show!
You may also like my other channel at: http://youtube.com/explainingcomputersExplainingTheFuture Channel TrailerExplainingTheFuture2013-04-20 | Welcome to the ExplainingTheFuture YouTube channel from futurist Christopher Barnatt.
You may also enjoy my other channel at http://youtube.com/explainingcomputers3D Printing & Peak OilExplainingTheFuture2013-04-13 | How will the revolutionary technology of 3D printing help us rise to the future challenge of Peak Oil? In this video futurist Christopher Barnatt explains.
For more information on the Filabot plastic reclaimer, see http://filabot.com
For more information on the SAVING Project, see http://www.manufacturingthefuture.co.ukFQS#2: Future Energy to CryonicsExplainingTheFuture2013-02-15 | Another question and answer video in which I discuss future energy, life extension and 3D printing. If you have a question about future technologies, challenges or trends, please ask it below! :)FQS#1: Friends of the EarthExplainingTheFuture2013-01-18 | "How may technology help us build a more sustainable future?" This is just one of the questions posed in this first edition of the "Future Questions Show" with Christopher Barnatt of http://explainingthefuture.com. Included is an interview with Mike Childs, Head of Science, Policy & Research at Friends of the Earth.
Further videos by Christopher Barnatt are on YouTube at http://youtube.com/explainingcomputersThe New NarrativeExplainingTheFuture2012-12-15 | Rather than being a new technology, the Next Big Thing may turn out to be a new way of thinking about ourselves. In this video I compare our current narrative of endless consumption, needless disposal and globalization to a potential new narrative focused on demanding less, repairing more and localizaton.