Information Technology in 2050 (SMITHSONIAN)

Will we become a couch-potato society of information consumers, or will we be empowered, motivated and active?

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July 7, 2010

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Will we become a couch-potato society of information consumers, or will we be empowered, motivated and active?

Monthly Issue April 2026

In this monthly issue, we examine how our understanding of energy — and how we source and use it — is evolving.

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Many facts are well-known to professionals, but are unappreciated or even rejected outright by the public. "How stars work" takes the cake.

by Ethan Siegel

As SpaceX slashes launch costs, governments are gaining new capabilities, while potentially outsourcing their sovereignty to Musk's private empire.

by Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff

As the global economy moves beyond oil, the strategic importance of the world’s most critical hydrocarbon chokepoint is likely to decline rapidly.

by Frank Jacobs

A Columbia researcher argues that everything from stress to aging comes down to how energy moves through your body.

by Jasna Hodžić

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