Rising Nationalism is This Centuries Greatest Threat?
Let's think about nationalism (Trump & Brexit) and the destructive path it's leading us on
Glyn Taylor
Glyn Taylor is the founder/director and main author of That's Really Possible. From a UK Military background, he focuses on contributing to global security. Politically, he is a centrist, and supports debate between the near left and near right. He opposes both the far-right and far-left, with the belief that they currently endanger global security.
His aim in the creation of That's Really Possible is to "inspire outward thinking to spark collaborative ideologies among the masses". He believes global cooperation is imperative during the advent of upcoming technological advances.
Email - thtsrlypsbl@outlook.com
How Cancer will be Cured by Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is developing fast! It's already taking its first jabs at cancer, and all of the research ongoing tells us to be optimistic that just maybe a cure for cancer is within sight, and maybe only 15 years away. Thinking big is old school.
Advancing Technologies will make Everything Everyone’s Problem
Nationalism is thriving throughout the world, and its selfish ignorance will lead to our destruction. Here we explain why advancing technologies will lead to mass destruction, if we don't learn to cooperate and realise that everything is everyone's problem.
Transhumanists Beware! Your Ideology is Being Hijacked
The transhumanist: What is the true definition, and what is its future? The transhuman future is one of mass complexity. What happens when people try to idealise that future? When they attempt to own its very definition?
Why Immortality Will Not Cause Overpopulation
The first reaction to the possibility of immortality: "We can't become immortal - we will overpopulate". This article proposes that the response should instead be, "Okay, then we need to make sure we are prepared for the increasing population".
Quick Exercise in Thinking Intellectually and Ignoring Bias
See beyond the surface! We all generally lounge on a frequency of lazy communication which restrains our ability to focus on the common good. This article is an exercise in looking through the simple messages that saturate our world
Embrace Surveillance! Not to be its Slave, but to Become its Master
We must embrace surveillance! A massively controversial statement, especially for the target audience of this website. We hold our privacies rightly as one of our most fundamental human rights. What we need to understand though, is that surveillance and privacy are not juxtaposing; one can exist in the realm of the other; we can live in a surveillance state, while retaining our privacies.
Anti-Technology Terrorism: An Upcoming Global Threat?
We are only just starting to discover what our upcoming technologies will be capable of, and already, through fear of possible future threats, bombs are being sent to physicists. Emerging technologies are set to revolutionise our world during the next few decades; could this lead to the rise of anti-technology terrorism becoming even more of a threat than radical Islam?
Immortality & Overpopulation: Explaining the Argument
Human immortality; something that most believe impossible, is becoming progressively popularised as being inevitable, and maybe in as little as 20 years. A common reaction to such a possibility is: "No, we can't become immortal because we will overpopulate". Well, overpopulation is certainly a challenge.
Poll: Do you want to be immortal?
We all admit at some point in our lives that we would like to look and feel 10 years younger. Well many people believe that within 35 years, all people will have the opportunity to look and feel 20 years old, for as long as they want. But how many of us would, given the opportunity, want to live forever?
Ray Kurzweil and the Singularity
What is the singularity? And what is so special about its promoter Ray Kurzweil? The Director of Engineering at Google, is an expert futurist who has correctly predicted the majority of our technological advances. But what brought him to fame was his promoting of the upcoming Technological Singularity.
5 Emerging Technologies that Could Destroy the World
Through the accelerating rate of our technological advancements, we are now seeing the rise of revolutionary new technologies. Even from an optimistic perspective, many potential threats can be foreseen. These are our proposed top 5.
