Future Human

Or will we? A dispatch from the outer limits of human athletic performance

At a time when beloved performers are imploding by the score, her cheerful emptiness is a virtue

And other thought experiments from three imaginative artists

How seeing CO2 made me write my congressman

It would take an unreasonable amount of plants to balance rising CO2 levels being found at home, school, and work

We may not be able to sweat our way through the heat

Some argue it's the only way to save the species

Eight new trends that are revolutionizing how we live

Our shared photographs now create nostalgia in real time

Outside the U.S., doctors are skirting the law to change how humans procreate

How late-stage capitalism, climate change, and space travel will transform our diets

A 24-year-old MIT student has developed wearable tech he can control with his mind. The question is what we’ll do with it.

The market's on fire-but the design and ethical challenges are many

Scientists are questioning research about its effectiveness

A scary group of ailments are lurking right around the corner — and there’s not much we can do to stop them

No floods, famine, or war. And the people are nice.

A diatribe on the folly and privilege of the Transhumanist movement

The economy of lunar mining and tourism

And more good news on the future of love

It’s good or bad, depending on who you ask

Meet the scientists and investors who want to make a killing by keeping you alive

A climate scientist on his maps of the future

A little or a lot, depending where you’re coming from