But enough about you

Vernor Vinge expects the Singularity will occur by 2030.

The U.S. Department of Energy predicts that the Hubbert peak, after which world oil production declines permanently, will occur in 2037. Many industry experts estimate that the peak will actually occur much sooner.

Looks like our robot overlords may arrive just in time to optimize our planet and save us from the oil crisis. Don't you just love it when a plan comes together?

Shaping the Future, a recent talk by Charlie Stross, science fiction author.

Stross talks about lots of different pieces of the future that'll be here in our lifetimes, but my favorite bits are about lifelogging: the technology that's going to make it possible, the consequences for privacy and privacy law, and the future of history.