All Things Future, Tech & Humanity

You’re going to be hearing a lot more about the SpaceX Starship over the next few years, as NASA's Artemis III mission gets underway and the moon becomes the next step in humanity’s interplanetary conquest. Starship is a crucial piece of that interstellar operation, acting as a transfer point to and from the moon. On this episode of Technality, host Alex Melki explains where things are headed and why it matters.

A single photo taken some 250 million kilometres away from Earth just threw the red planet into focus like never before. It was taken by the Mars rover Perseverance and shows NASA's remarkable Mars helicopter, Ingenuity. The photo is the first time in two years that the two intrepid robots have been close enough for such a clear picture. Ingenuity's mission was to prove that powered, controlled flight was even possible on Mars. Since it landed on Feb 18, 2021, Ingenuity has successfully completed 50 flights – demolishing its goal of just five. It's gone further, higher and faster than scientists had ever hoped.

joined the US Navy in 2009 and underwent years of rigorous training as a pilot, trained to be an expert observer. But something happened in 2014 that led to him being the first active-duty pilot to publicly disclose regular sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP). There have been over 500 reported UFO sightings in the US since 2004. And for a long time, all that was good for was getting you called a conspiracy theorist. Then in 2022, the Department of Defense admitted that some 171 unexplainable sightings displayed "unusual flight characteristics.” On this episode of Technality, we speak with Graves about what he saw and what he's trying to accomplish with his organization, Americans For Safe Aerospace.

This giant meatball contains one very special ingredient: the flesh made from the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth. The cave man delicacy was created by an Australian cultured meat company Vow, and they want you to think of it as a sustainable alternative to real meat. No actual animals were killed to make this thing either, hence their argument that cultured meat is more ethical, environmentally-friendly and – presumably – just as tasty as the real thing.

China’s leader Xi Jinping recently vowed to build his military into a Great Wall of Steel and doubled down on his pledge to “reunify” Taiwan with the mainland. Both China and the West, which backs Taiwan, are vying for the technological edge in the event of an actual conflict. The US, UK, and Australia announced plans to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. The AUKUS security alliance is pretty clear on the goal: to counter Chinese influence. China says the move is “walking further down the path of error and danger.”

The Saudis are at it again, unveiling plans for yet another building that pushes the limits of what human architecture and engineering can do - or at least a really good render of what it’ll one day look like. On this episode, host Alex Melki breaks down some of the wilder features of the Mukaab, including what appear to be dragons.

Video games are changing, evolving, and becoming more real than ever before. From body suits that make you feel the world around you, to treadmills that expand the way you move through it, have all been building up to the world’s first Metaverse Gate.

DeLorean is revolutionizing road travel once again, with its latest entry into the battle for futuristic car supremacy: The DeLorean Omega 2040. The sleekest set of wheels humanity has ever put on the road, just in time for the apocalypse.

AI Food is fast becoming a real thing. NotMilk uses an algorithm to replicate the flavor of real milk using only plant-based ingredients. As host Amanda Cosco discovers, this could be just the beginning of how artificial intelligence will revolutionize our relationship with food.

Wearable tech is a hot trend that is changing the way we interact with the world. But, what is the future this tech is leading us towards? This week on Technality, Jacqueline Swan visits the Father of Wearables himself, Steve Mann, to get his insight on how this tech could shape our future.

From record breaking rainfall, to megadroughts that haven’t been seen in North America for 1000 years. Climate change is transforming the very face of the continent. While some cities are getting the worst of it, others can only hope for a technological breakthrough to rescue them.

Scientists have been warning us of rising sea levels for decades, and now new information reveals that the so-called Doomsday glacier could add 10 feet of water to coastal cities around the world. But what does that mean exactly? And what’s the difference between a foot of water and 10? What about 100?

From a fortress beneath the suburbs to an underground skyscraper, and even a warehouse sized Noah’s Arc that might kickstart the earth after global catastrophe - these safe rooms are how the ultra rich hope to survive the apocalypse.

While the rest of the world waits for the future to arrive, cities like Dubai and Beijing are already living it. Architectural marvels years ahead of anything Europe or North America has ever built.

The United States, China, and Russia are in a three-way race to secure outer space. From hypersonic missiles, to secretive robotic spacecraft, to knocking out rival satellites, the weaponization of space is deadly serious stuff. Here are three ways global powers are arming for space warfare.

From robots that can read your mind, to next-generation jetpacks, and 3D printed food, the future is already here in a very big way. The question is are we ready for it? And how will these new technologies change the way we live?

AI art and photography might be new but it’s made some of the most bizarre, uncomfortable pieces humanity has ever seen. And now a woman is appearing in photos that has some people asking if this is an AI-generated ghost. We break down how exactly these terrifying images came to be.

Saudi Arabia is planning the construction of a mirrored vertical smart city called The Line that will run parallel for dozens of miles. It's an ambitious and costly endeavor, part of its larger Neom Project. And while Saudi Arabia says it will boast the latest technology, it's being built at the expense of some of its own people. Does the Saudi government owe all its people a basic livable foundation before exploring its grand ambitions?

Planes as we know them today are about to get a whole lot faster, sleeker, and more futuristic than ever before. This is the story of both the past and the future of the supersonic plane.

From the moment Nancy Pelosi announced she was set to visit Taiwan, it’s become an international incident. One that some believe might lead to the first armed conflict between China and Taiwan since the 1990s. Except this time, the United States might not be able to keep up with China's military technology on the battlefield.

Forget everything you think you know about modern warfare. From laser guns to force fields, and even cyborg bugs, here are five futuristic weapons that are going to transform the battlefield.

Yachts may only be for the ultra-rich, but superyachts are feats of engineering marvel that just about anyone can appreciate. From a gold plated ship to something out of science fiction, these sea-faring masterpieces are nothing short of works of art.

As China experiences the worst heat wave ever recorded, it’s firing missiles into the sky to make it rain. But playing God with the sky may have greater consequences for countries using cloud seeding technology. Is cloud seeding a zero-sum game that could lead to cloud wars in the future?