#speculativefutures

[culturecultpress]

PulpCult presents a Science fiction & fantasy anthology where every story has been crafted on the theme of ‘First Contact‘. Buy a Paperback copy of COSMIC CONTACT from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-chakravarti/cosmic-contact-first-contact-stories/paperback/product-pp7vz9.html Buy an epub copy of COSMIC CONTACT from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-chakravarti/cosmic-contact-first-contact-stories/ebook/product-77e7gg.html FIRST CONTACTS can be tricky. Even when we meet a fellow human being for the first time, the interaction can be unpredictable. And when it comes to first contact on the cosmic scale, it’s a whole other ballgame altogether! We have a selection of rich PHILOSOPHICAL SAGAS, where a human is visited by an alien with ideas that put humanity’s flawed institutions to shame, and even a tale that questions whether the human race is remotely ready for First Contact. The CURIOUS & MYSTERIOUS traits of an alien civilisation becomes pronounced in stories where aliens appear to have perfected astrology, or taken over an entire city of Earth for reasons too obscure to fathom. Cosmic Contact also holds within its pages some terrifying HORROR STORIES, featuring aliens who seem to stalk and kill children, or wish to conquer, manipulate and even incubate humans by taking over our minds and bodies. And then there are some classic sci fi ADVENTURES, from aliens apparently landing in ancient Samoa, to a strange foot race on an alien planet that leads to both starry romance and startling revelations! #BookRelease #scifiworld #scifibooks #firstcontact #cosmicfiction #sciencefictionart #sciencefictionbooks #sciencefiction #bookcollecter #Booklover #bookchat #BookNerd #bookseries #booklover #bookphotography #booksofinstagram #scifiart #scifiauthor #speculativeevolution #speculativefiction #speculativefutures https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3g6CHJp9D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[generationalracoon]

A Child of War, Lost and Found: The Fall of Pellius’ Dynasty

Draft 2

The year is 2104, and the world has changed. For centuries, humanity has been ruled by the heirs of Alexander the Great, his legacy of conquest shaping every corner of the globe. Pellius, the most recent and perhaps the most ruthless descendant, has turned Earth into a vast, high-tech empire where children are forged into soldiers from birth, taught to prize loyalty to the throne above all else. For Pellius’ youngest son, loyalty was a creed, obedience his only reality—until the empire fell.

The boy—barely old enough to understand the weight of his family name—was forced to watch as the rebels stormed his world. These were people his father had dismissed, shadows to be conquered or controlled. But their persistence was fierce and relentless, born out of a hunger for a life beyond the rigid command of an empire. When the rebellion finally rose, Pellius' war machine crumbled beneath the weight of human spirit and collective will. And the child, hidden away, saw the family he’d been born to serve stripped of power, saw the world as he knew it dismantled piece by piece.

Now, he stands in a world that feels foreign, almost dreamlike—a world his father’s rule had shielded him from. The faces around him are strangers, a mixture of pity, hatred, and strange awe as they stare at the young survivor of a broken dynasty. Raised to see himself as part of an unbreakable chain, he now realizes how fragile it all was, the empire of conquerors unraveling before his eyes.

Who is he, without the name Pellius? What is his place in a world that no longer recognizes his legacy? He remembers his father’s face, stern and commanding, and his mother’s quiet resolve. But their voices are fading, drowned out by the cries of rebellion and the freedom he had been taught to despise.

Each day brings new questions he is too young to answer: Can he let go of the legacy that raised him? Does he dare to see the world through the eyes of those he’d been taught to rule? For the first time, he glimpses life beyond his father’s iron fist, an existence full of possibilities that terrify and beckon him in equal measure.

As he steps forward into this uncertain future, he is neither ruler nor rebel—only a child, caught in the ruins of a legacy, with a choice that will shape both himself and the world reborn around him.

#ChildOfWar #LegacyAndIdentity #SpeculativeFutures

[jamesmgeary]

If you have half an hour today, I recommend watching this video by @melodysheep_ about humanity's potential future. Given all that's going in the world, it's refreshing and a little uplifting to imagine something other than decline and collapse.

#humanity #thefuture #futurology #climatechange #nuclearwar #biotechnology #ai #utopia #postscarcity #spacecolonization #speculativefutures #melodysheep

[libraryfuture]

Speculative Futures SF is hosting this event about The Future of Work and Reinventing the performance review on March 14. The workshop will be led by local design futurists Shar Shahfari and Frank Gallivan, founders of Plural Futures Lab. 

[michaelmilanodesign]

Thanks everyone for coming to see me present! And even more thanks to @speculativefuturesla @expdesignstudio & @thecollective.future for having me!! And to everyone that presented, your work was amazing!! Keep kicking ass!! @ben.t.ho + @cedaa_ @alessiograncini #speculativedesign #speculativefutures #cobots #ai #rapidprototyping #ux #uxforai https://www.instagram.com/p/B7txtbFhb4m/?igshid=ajwe597dxwvb

[slettenkarina]

Spekulativ fremstilling av fremtiden. Science fiction om politi brutalitet, opprør og situasjonistisk aksjon. skrevet i 2017 tar den for seg problematikk som har skjedd og fortsetter å skje. Satt til London 2018.  skrevet av gaika - en dj, skribent og kunstner. 

[robotmonkeys-net]

If ever #latecapitalism had a motto...

Cyberpunk2077

speculativefutures #signal https://t.co/maYSVQIMVT

https://twitter.com/danarosemartens/status/1355790792858734592?s=12

[karlakr8]

04 Sketch for Cyborg Goddess #17 – dancing with the ghosts.⠀ Invented futuristic being inspired by Taiwanese gods and spirits.⠀ #dragon #ghosts #cyborggoddess #shaman #taiwan #spirits #artefact #character #speculativefiction #speculativefutures #scifi #22ndcentury

[sffwords]

Crowd Sourced Army

What if an invading crowd sourced army had no Command & Control structure you could take out?

Actions via messaging and wikis. Ever evolving, ever changing?

Could a modern army cope with that?

New Model Army | Adam Roberts

#sffwords #scifi #speculativefuture

[culturecultpress]

PulpCult presents a Science fiction & fantasy anthology where every story has been crafted on the theme of ‘First Contact‘. Buy a Paperback copy of COSMIC CONTACT from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-chakravarti/cosmic-contact-first-contact-stories/paperback/product-pp7vz9.html Buy an epub copy of COSMIC CONTACT from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-chakravarti/cosmic-contact-first-contact-stories/ebook/product-77e7gg.html FIRST CONTACTS can be tricky. Even when we meet a fellow human being for the first time, the interaction can be unpredictable. And when it comes to first contact on the cosmic scale, it’s a whole other ballgame altogether! We have a selection of rich PHILOSOPHICAL SAGAS, where a human is visited by an alien with ideas that put humanity’s flawed institutions to shame, and even a tale that questions whether the human race is remotely ready for First Contact. The CURIOUS & MYSTERIOUS traits of an alien civilisation becomes pronounced in stories where aliens appear to have perfected astrology, or taken over an entire city of Earth for reasons too obscure to fathom. Cosmic Contact also holds within its pages some terrifying HORROR STORIES featuring aliens who seem to stalk and kill children, or wish to conquer, manipulate and even incubate humans by taking over our minds and bodies. And then there are some classic sci fi ADVENTURES, from aliens apparently landing in ancient Samoa, to a strange foot race on an alien planet that leads to both starry romance and startling revelations! #BookRelease #scifiworld #scifibooks #firstcontact #cosmicfiction #sciencefictionart #sciencefictionbooks #sciencefiction #bookcollecter #Booklover #bookchat #BookNerd #bookseries #booklover #bookphotography #booksofinstagram #scifiart #scifiauthor #speculativeevolution #speculativefiction #speculativefutures https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0P7NMyiGv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[generationalracoon]

A Child in the Shadow of War: The Fall of Pellius' Dynasty

The year is 2104, and the Earth has long been ruled by the descendants of Alexander the Great. Generations have passed under this iron grip, with the world transformed into a disciplined, tech-fueled army under the command of Pellius, a ruthless ruler who pushed the boundaries of control. From birth, children were taught loyalty to the empire, bred to be soldiers in mind and spirit, with no room for freedom or rebellion. But rebellion, as history has shown, finds a way.

In this world of hyper-advanced technology, rebellion flickered to life. Groups once small and powerless began to unite, fueled by a desire for liberation, their collective spirit stronger than any tech-enhanced military force. For years they lived in the shadows, quietly gathering strength, until one day they rose, striking a devastating blow to the once invincible empire. Pellius, who had transformed the world into his war machine, could only watch as everything unraveled.

In the heart of this storm was his young son, witnessing the collapse of his family and everything he'd been raised to believe in. His father, mother, siblings—all dethroned, all executed before his eyes. The boy, barely old enough to comprehend the vastness of his legacy, stood in the ruins of a fallen dynasty, his heart torn between the loyalty he was born into and the horrors of a world built on ruthless control.

This child of war now faces a future of uncertainty. Raised to be a ruler, yet now nothing more than a relic of a collapsed regime, he stands at a crossroads—his fate intertwined with the rebels who tore his family from power. What will the world of 2104 look like without the shadow of Alexander the Great's legacy looming over it? And what role will this boy play in a world that no longer bends to the will of conquerors?

The future is uncertain, but one thing is clear: even in the face of unimaginable technological power, humanity's desire for freedom will always find a way to break through. #SpeculativeFutures #ChildOfWar #LegacyOfConquest

[anthropocenebiosphereart-blog]

Waterworld: Speculative Cities of the (rising sea-level) future

"For years, scientists have warned about the danger of rising sea levels — and thanks to Pittsburgh artist Nickolay Lamm, we can now see what the impact might look like in real life. Armed with stock photos of popular U.S. sites and projection maps from Climate Central, Lamm painstakingly re-created each scene as it would appear after a 25-foot rise in sea level. The good news is, it will take hundreds of years to get there (levels are only projected to rise 2 to 6 feet by the year 2100) but Lamm says he’s hoping to draw attention to the threat of climate change now, before the worst effects take hold."

See article and more images at Waterworld: Cities of the future

[libraryfuture]

I volunteered at the Primer 18 conference to get outside of my strategic foresight wheelhouse and I learned about speculative futures and speculative design from inspiring designers, strategists, and futurists. What a great community and event.

[michaelmilanodesign]

#repost We’re so excited to kick off the year with community presenters Alessio Grancini @alessiograncini, Ben and Simon Ho @ben.t.ho, Mike Milano @mike.milano.6, and guests Alison Hirsch and Arrousiak Gabrielian of @foreground.design.agency! Join us at Experimental Design @expdesignstudio next Thursday, Jan 23, 7-10pm. RSVP link in @speculativefuturesla bio ☑️ . . . Graphics by @jess.terday . #futuresdesign #participatoryfutures #landscapearchitecture #ar #vr #speculativefutures #meetup #losangeles #losangelesriver #design #designpractice #newmedia #motiongraphics #ai #interactivemedia (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7aI-osBj2N/?igshid=pqfow8tyy12j

[karlakr8]

04 Sketch for Cyborg Goddess #17 – dancing with the ghosts.⠀ Invented futuristic being inspired by Taiwanese gods and spirits.⠀ #dragon #ghosts #cyborggoddess #shaman #taiwan #spirits #artefact #character #speculativefiction #speculativefutures #scifi #22ndcentury