Right now injections, cosmetics and overseas plastic surgery are becoming more and more accessible, but they are pretty invasive and permanent ways to change your appearance. What if you could change your look in an instant, without needing any painful treatments or suffering any permanent changes? holographic technology is improving, maybe one day it could supersede makeup and put all those cosmetic surgeons out of business.
– H.F.G.
Liking the same brands could be the key to long lasting love with your partner… so what if technology could help you find your perfect love match while you do your weekly grocery shop? How’s that for making a chore more exciting?
– H.F.G.
The other day the potential to use the Internet of Things to bring people down a peg and reflect on their abilities was explored. The impending ‘threat’ to employment that is coming from increasingly automated workplaces means that basic universal income could become a reality. Could the Internet of Things also be used to monitor and control people who have access to a basic universal income? Do you think that governments that initiate a universal income system have a right to know what people are consuming?
– H.F.G.
Does the challenge of achieving a sustainable way of life need reality TV and social media to help it along? If people start to see environmentally friendly lifestyles as sexy and attainable, would there be more pressure on businesses and governments to overhaul their approach to the problem of climate change, excess consumption and waste?
– H.F.G.
It can suck to find out that you aren’t that crash hot at certain activities, but could having an objective measure of your skills help you to identify areas where you could improve? Could the Internet of Things help point out communities that need extra support… or could a lack of access to these connected devices mean that certain groups and communities fall even further behind?
– H.F.G.