22nd Century: World Wide Mind

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the pilot of the documentary series 22^nd Century: World Wide Mind which unfortunately never saw fruition as a full fledged series. 

Michael Chorost

Michael Chorost wrote the screenplay for this pilot documentary, which aired on PBS in January 2007. He sits on external advisory boards for neuroscience research at Northwestern and Brown.

How Star Trek and Captain Kirk Changed our World and Cosmos

Today on Far Future Horizons we join veteran actor William Shatner in a light-hearted look at how the “Star Trek” TV series has changed our world and influenced and inspired today’s technological innovation.

The Usborne Book of the Future

One book that I fondly remember from my youth is 'The Usborne Book of the Future', first published in 1979 by Usborne Books, and written by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis. The book is a very illustrative and colourful trip in time to the year 2000 and beyond. Portrayed in its pages is the exciting and wonderful world of robots, cities of the future, space colonies and interstellar travel. This is the future as seen from the stand point of almost thirty years ago, a future that many of us still dream of today and remains yet to be realized.





My most favorite illustrations in the book are the ones depicting Space Arks and Asteroid Colonies as envisioned by Dandridge Cole back in the early 1960s. 

Star Trek - Secrets of the Universe

In order to honor the memory of Leonard Nimoy, we present today on Far Future Horizons the History Channel documentary Star Trek - Secrets of the Universe.

This documentary coincided with the release of the motion picture, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), the very last motion picture which Leonard Nimoy starred in and where he reprised his role as Mr. Spock.

Modern Marvels ~ Future Tech

 

Today on Far Future Horizons we travel forward in time to the year 2060 and explore some of the Modern Marvels of the future.

Isaac Asimov's Visions of the Future

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the pilot for a documentary series titled "Visions of the Future" which would have been hosted by the grand master of science fiction and popular science Isaac Asimov.

How to Build A Human Heart

Today on Far Future Horizons we look at the future of medicine and the wonderful possibilities of regenerative medicine – the growing of replacement organs and body parts.

Using human cell technology, scientists are imagining a time when we can customize the human body and grow limbs like tomatoes.  Having famously cloned a sheep, the next frontier is the human body.  Cloning is not the target market. Rather, the demand comes from those who are already living wanting to regenerate their body parts.

Brave New World With Stephen Hawking Episode 2 ~ Health

Today on Far Future Horizons we are proud to present the second episode of Stephen Hawking's Brave New World as part of our celebration of Future Day March 1^st, 2014.

Professor Stephen Hawking presents a global exploration of the scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the 21st century.

With the help of some of the world’s leading scientific figures, including Sir David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Aarathi Prasad, Lord Winston and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this five-part series reveals how science is striving for humankind’s next leap forward.

In this instalment the experts examine how scientists are fighting for our survival by battling the world’s big killer diseases. 

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking Episode 1 ~ Machines

Today on Far Future Horizons to celebrate Future Day March 1^st, 2014 we are proud to present Brave New World hosted by Professor Stephen Hawking.

Professor Stephen Hawking presents a global exploration of the scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the 21st century.

With the help of some of the world’s leading scientific figures, including Sir David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Aarathi Prasad, Lord Winston and Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this five-part series reveals how science is striving for humankind’s next leap forward.

 

In the first episode, titled Machines, of this exciting new series the team showcases breakthroughs in technology and engineering that are creating a new generation of machines. 

2057 - The Future Is Nearer than you think

Today on Far Future Horizons we present a documentary series hosted by theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku titled "2057".

2057 is a Discovery Channel television trilogy which premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 28, 2007 and attempts to predict what the world will be like in 50 years based on current trends. The show takes the form of a docu-drama with the three separate episodes, each having informative stories ingrained into the plot. 

Preventing Armageddon

Sooner or later without warning the human species will face a natural calamity which will threaten our existence. 

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another episode of the acclaimed  National Geographic documentary series Naked Science which explores the technologies that will ensure the long term survival of the human species and prevent Armageddon.