the wired world in 2025

It’s Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health

It’s Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health

Mickey Vernon

A significant proportion of people today live in towns and cities that grew up around trade, industry, and cars. Think ...

How Do You Live a Happier Life? Notice What Was There All Along

How Do You Live a Happier Life? Notice What Was There All Along

Albert Wagner

As 2024 comes to a close, people look back to assess their life and contemplate what can be done in ...

To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

Mickey Vernon

At some point in the future, AIs may create works of art, music, and writing that rival human-created ones. For ...

AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines

AI Agents Will Be Manipulation Engines

Mickey Vernon

In 2025, it will be commonplace to talk with a personal AI agent that knows your schedule, your circle of ...

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout

Albert Wagner

Next year will mark a turning point when people worldwide finally recognize that their health is not only physical and ...

Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros

Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros

Mickey Vernon

The glow of the tech bros’ halo is dimming and, in 2025, the computing industry’s sheen of glamor will continue ...

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System

Albert Wagner

In 2025, we might detect the first signs of life outside our solar system. Crucial to this potential breakthrough is ...

Returning the Amazon Rainforest to Its True Caretakers

Returning the Amazon Rainforest to Its True Caretakers

Albert Wagner

In 2025, a small, indigenous nation that calls itself the “people of many colors” will go home for the first ...