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