2017
Let us imagine the future through multiple perspectives: quantum physics and human consciousness, robots and humans, love and relationships, gene banks and the apocalypse, social networks and surveillance, nuclear fusion and artificial suns, climate crisis and geopolitics, eugenics, and extraterrestrial intelligence. Though this program is titled The Future Is Near, perhaps the future has already arrived. The more important question is: Are we ready?
In 2019, the impact of COVID-19 fueled a surge in virtual concepts, sparking waves of discussion around the metaverse and beyond. But is technological advancement truly humanity's only path forward? When the physical body is no longer essential, where do we go from here? The balance between the virtual and the real is a question the entire world must confront—together.