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Issue #13

The Generative Future

Liquid Media, Information Overload, and the End of Fixed Reality.

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Caught Between Ones and Zeroes

Will the current cryptographic systems underpinning the financial world be able to weather the upcoming quantum storm?

The Anything-to-Everything Future Is Here

How Google DeepMind’s Matthieu Lorrain sees liquid content reshaping storytelling.

Memetic Signals of Change

A Q&A with Writer of ZINE and Reddit’s Head of Foresight Matt Klein.

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Gold, Guns, and Greenbacks

The history (and possible future) of dollar hegemony.

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Governing the Megastructure

To tackle planetary challenges, governance must become more embedded in technological systems of sensing and automation, argues philosopher of technology Benjamin Bratton.

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Cash Out

A cashless future can seem inevitable, but perhaps its benefits are overstated. What happens when we trade cash for card, app, and digital wallet?

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