Speculations

Ideas that are speculative, futuristic, science-fiction-ish. See the glossary, or run a search on the web for any one of these. The central question for the future can be stated: When is each going to happen? How? With what effect? (Or will some never happen? If so, why not?)

  • Artificial intelligence (general or human-level)
  • Big history
  • Brain co-processor
  • Computronium
  • Exocortex
  • Femtotechnology
  • Global brain
  • Gray goo
  • Hive mind
  • Hypercomputation
  • Hyperrealism
  • Implicate order
  • Intelligence amplification
  • Life extension
  • Longevity escape velocity
  • Meme
  • Metacortex
  • Mindplex
  • Molecular nanotechnology (assemblers)
  • Multiverse (many worlds)
  • Neural decoding
  • Omega point
  • Pansychicsm
  • Post-human(ity)
  • Quantum archeology
  • Radio-telepathy
  • Respirocyte
  • Singularity (technological)
  • Spime
  • Synthetic reality
  • Telepresence
  • Terraforming
  • Transcension
  • Transhuman(ity)
  • Universal mind simulator
  • Uploading (the mind, to a computer)
  • Utility fog