The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years. Flight rate will grow exponentially from there, with the goal of building a self-sustaining city in about 20 years. Being multiplanetary will vastly increase the probable lifespan of consciousness, as we will no longer have all our eggs, literally and metabolically, on one planet.

The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes. Freeman Dyson

The answer to resource scarcity isn't depopulation. It's abundance economics; Regenerative Finance.

you think dystopia i think utopia we’re not the same

Imagine a world with healthy ecosystems, clean water, and abundant organic food for everyone, where wars and greed are relics of the past. Can you see it? What is holding us back from achieving this vision?

Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 site, taken 48 years ago #Today

We can build a just, sustainable, beautiful world ✊🏻💚🌎

Impact Networks: How Crypto is Being Used To Regnerate the world ^^ new book drop from the @greenpillnet writers guild The book showcases tangible ways crypto is being used to create positive sum outcomes. Readers will go be taken on a journey of the diverse networks of communities behind regen web3. The book explores some of the fastest-growing impact domains in regen web3. It is your invitation to explore the promising parts of regen web3 as of 2024.

Solarpunk is a rebellion against the dark and dystopian narratives of the future. It offers a hopeful alternative, where communities come together to build a world powered by clean energy and collective action. #SolarpunkWorldBuilding

NEW BLOG ALERT 🚨 The disruptive economics of humanoid robots 🤖 rethinkx.com/blog/rethinkx/d… Our research team have a brand new insight to share on the economics of the coming disruption of labor by humanoid robots 🚀🤖 "The future that awaits us is one where the ingenuity of humans and the efficiency of machines will intertwine, creating a world of possibilities limited only by our imagination and our capacity to adapt to this new paradigm of labor and production." - Tony Seba, Bradd Libby, Adam Dorr. 🧠Read the full blog here: rethinkx.com/blog/rethinkx/d… 📬Sign up to our newsletter for regular RethinkX insights: rethinkx.com/newsletter-sign…

We predicted it! 🚀 Cost of autonomous robotaxis reflect 7 year old RethinkX prediction—now 1/3rd the price of an Uber! 🚕 In our 2017 Rethinking Transportation report we predicted the rise of autonomous electric vehicles and and a brand new business model: on-demand, autonomous electric vehicles owned by fleets, not individuals that we call 'Transport-as-a-Service'. 🧠We predicted that the cost per mile of the Transport-as-a-Service disruption would be 16 cents/mile (falling to 10 cents/mile) (box 2, page 17). This prediction has come true! 🚕 Baidu has set up an autonomous driverless taxi service in Wuhan, China..."without a driver and able to operate 24/7, [Baidu autonomous vehicles] costs only 1/3rd of the price of a taxi or Uber." 💸"The cost paid by users is between RMB0.5 to RMB1.0 per km ($0.07 to $0.14)" 🚀When you translate our 2017 prediction into kilometers, we correctly predicted that TaaS would start at $0.10 per Km, exactly in the middle of the Baidu range of ($0.07 to $0.14/Km), eventually falling to 6.21 cents/Km, which is slightly below the Baidu range today. (Retrieved from this article in Mandarin Chinese: tinyurl.com/ya4jv9av) Learn more Transport-as-a-Service: rethinkx.com/transportation/… Read our Rethinking Transportation report: rethinkx.com/publications/re…

RT @rethink_x: China unveils first full-size humanoid robot 🤖 The disruption of labor is here 🚀 technode.com/2024/07/05/qing… The disruption of…

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“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.” ― Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism

“How might we use new currencies (web3 tokens) to manage common resources in our community?” That was the topic of our workshop this morning at @ethcc. How are *you* going to use web3 to manage common resources in your community?

We're super thrilled and proud to be part of the @ETHBiodivX team in the #XPRIZE competition, featured in this article from Portal Em Tempo. It shines a spotlight at the "Mapped Amazon: Images and Sounds of Environmental DNA" project, a collaboration between Brazil and Switzerland blends science and art to spotlight the urgent need for biodiversity preservation. Developed by Sonia Guggisberg and Amazonian artists Raphael Alves, Tadeu Lima da Rocha e Silva, Michael Dantas, Orlando Junior, Cesar Nogueira, Val Ricardo, and Tiago da Mota e Silva, the installation uses video art and environmental DNA (eDNA) to highlight the Amazon's complexities. Andrea Desiderato's sound work captures the region's natural beauty through eDNA sounds. David Dao, co-founder of GainForest and co-leader of ETH BiodivX team, emphasizes our commitment to empowering Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) with technology to boost their potential and reward their conservation efforts. "They are the reason we do what we do. We want to empower communities to create digital opportunities and engage in a nature-positive economy," says Dao. Join us in celebrating this milestone and supporting our mission to protect and restore our forests. 🌱 Visit emtempo.com.br/318363/manaus… to read full article. 🔗

When it comes to keeping the globe green, GainForest believes in the power of #IndigenousPeoples and #LocalCommunities who are at the forefront of forest conservation. By rewarding them for their environmental stewardship, we aim to encourage sustainable practices and reduce destructive behaviors. 🌿💚 PLUS, their traditional wisdom is invaluable for preserving our forests and biodiversity. Empowering these communities with our tech and innovative solutions (which we co-design with them through workshops and continuous collaboration) boosts their conservation potential, enabling them to protect, restore, and monitor their lands effectively. THE BIG NEWS? We’ve taken our work to the #XPRIZE finals as one of the key contributors to the @ETHBiodivX team. — You can help fuel our work! 🚀 Your donation during the #GIVEarth Round directly supports GainForest operations covering tech development, workshops and trainings, and more! Visit giveth.io/project/gainforest to learn more.

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