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Architecture
Fantastical skyscraper competition lets designers’ imaginations fly
The winners of the annual eVolo Skyscraper Competition have been announced. Featuring a climate-controlling tower and tsunami-resistant high-rises, plus a food producing tower, it offers a look at architectural design unconstrained by practicalities.
Art
What is tomorrow made of? Artists probe consumerist society and planetary crisis
Nobody can predict what tomorrow will look like, but one thing is certain: if humanity doesn’t rethink its relationship with the environment, there will be no future. Two dozen artists were invited to…
Ethics
Reconstructing Rta: A Moral Compass for the Planetary Age
By Victor V. Motti
The ancient Indo-Iranic conception of Rta (in the Vedic tradition) or Arta (in Avestan) is far more than a metaphysical relic from a forgotten past. It is a foundational idea of cosmic and moral order—a guiding light for navigating the deepest dilemmas of civilization. Today, we find ourselves amid cascading crises: ecological collapse, artificial general intelligence (AGI) disruption, and civilizational fragmentation. And yet, in this time of radical uncertainty, the ethical force of Rta remains alive, awaiting reinterpretation.But relevance does not come from nostalgia. Rta must not be preserved—it must be recreated. To serve our planetary age, Rta must be reimagined in the light of modern theories of reality that incorporate evolutionary complexity, planetary systems thinking, and the unprecedented capacities of advanced AI.
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Fantasy Fiction
Good Omens (TV series)
Source: Wikipedia
Good Omens is a fantasy comedy television series created by Neil Gaiman based on his and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 novel. A co-production between Amazon MGM Studios and BBC Studios, the series was directed by Douglas Mackinnon, with Gaiman also serving as showrunner. Michael Sheen and David Tennant lead a large ensemble cast that also includes Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Frances McDormand as the voice of God, who narrates the series.
Like the novel, Good Omens features various Christian themes and figures and follows various characters all trying to either encourage or prevent an imminent Armageddon, seen through the eyes of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley.
All episodes of the first series were released on Amazon Prime Video on 31 May 2019, and aired weekly on BBC Two in the UK between 15 January and 19 February 2020. Although the show’s first series was conceived and marketed as a limited series, it was renewed for a second series in June 2021; Sheen and Tennant returned, along with most of the cast and crew. The second series was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video on 28 July 2023. Good Omens was renewed for its third and final series in December 2023. Production of the third series was paused in September 2024 following multiple sexual assault allegations against Gaiman. In October 2024, it was announced that Gaiman would be leaving the production and the third series would be reduced to a single 90-minute episode.
Since its release, the series has been well received among critics, with praise for Sheen and Tennant’s performances, faithfulness to its source material, and David Arnold’s musical score, earning him two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Music Composition and Original Main Title Theme.
Science Fiction
Transcendent Man
Source: Wikipedia
Transcendent Man is a 2009 documentary film by American filmmaker Barry Ptolemy about inventor, futurist and author Ray Kurzweil and his predictions about the future of technology in his 2005 book, The Singularity is Near. In the film, Ptolemy follows Kurzweil around his world as he discusses his thoughts on the technological singularity, a proposed advancement that will occur sometime in the 21st century when progress in artificial intelligence, genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics will result in the creation of a human-machine civilization.
William Morris Endeavor distributed the film partnership with Ptolemaic Productions and Therapy Studios, using an original model involving a nationwide screening tour of the film (featuring Q&A sessions with Ptolemy and Kurzweil), as well as separate digital and DVD releases. The film was also released on iTunes and On-Demand on March 1, 2011, and on DVD on May 24, 2011.[1]
The film debuted for the first public screening at the Time-Life Building in New York City on February 3, 2011. The same week, Time ran the Singularity cover story by Lev Grossman, with coverage about Kurzweil’s ideas and the concepts, citing Transcendent Man. Kurzweil toured the film, appearing on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg News, and Charlie Rose. Additionally, Kurzweil went on to discuss the film on The Colbert Report, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
Documentaries
Fortitude TV
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Fortitude is a new AppleTV documentary about the people, perils and promises behind the emerging space industry.
A new Space Renaissance is emerging: Sparked by humanity’s unquenchable thirst for exploration, fuelled by capitalism’s insatiable hunger for profits and propelled by breath-taking technological advances. Fortitude uncovers how a few influential individuals with utopian ideas and vast fortunes are forging a trillion-dollar off-world industry while inspiring millions of us back on Earth. This is the story of those who take risks, invest the capital, and endeavour to turn science fiction into science fact.
Follow award-winning filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann (CRYPTOPIA) as he candidly meets leaders in the emerging space industry, including policymakers from the United Nations, renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, leading venture capitalists, established technology companies such as Northrop Grumman and Viasat, as well as ambitious start-ups such as Planet Labs, Voyager Space, Exolaunch, Astroscale and many more (see below). The film highlights that a new space age has dawned and challenges viewers to question the economic viability of the most hyped projects, sustainability way beyond planet Earth and billionaire bravado.
