by Graeme Codrington | Jan 12, 2023 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
In 2021, a Dutch supermarket chain, Jumbo, created a special checkout line – it was designed to be slower and give people the opportunity to chat with each other and the cashier. It has received rave reviews, and Jumbo is now rolling it out to all their stores....
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 5, 2023 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
As we spend this last week of December battling to remember what day of the week it is, and finally finishing off the leftovers from our Christmas meal, here’s a quick thought about food in the future. We will definitely be able to get more and more nutrients...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 29, 2022 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
We know that smart glasses, which include VR, AR and XR functionality and heads up displays are coming. But what if those glasses could also look back at us, and especially assess our physical and emotional state using biometric feedback from our eyes? TRANSCRIPT This...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 22, 2022 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
We’ve talked about alternative and green energy solutions before on Throw Forward Thursday (Episode 6 and Episode 24). Today, we look not at the future but at something that happened last week as we got proof that nuclear fusion is possible. We knew it...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 15, 2022 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Our weekly series into future trends suggests that we might have dedicated 3D print shops, or maybe 3D printers in local building supplies stores that will be able to print out any 3D design for you overnight. A few decades from now we will probably all have...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 8, 2022 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
This week we imagine a future where restorative justice and rehabilitation takes precedence over retribution and the prison-industrial complex. It’s a dream, that doesn’t imagine any criminals (we wish), but rather a different way of dealing with them....
