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What Our World Will Look Like By 2050 The World in 2050: To the left, a thriving eco-futurist metropolis glows under a clear sky, featuring vertical forests, high-speed maglev trains, and buildings draped in solar panels and wind turbines. To the right, the literal 'other side of the coin' reveals a harsh environmental landscape, where a massive supercell storm and a raging wildfire threaten the coast—a sobering reminder that our future cityscapes will likely need to be built as resilient fortresses against an increasingly unpredictable climate. (Image generated by Gemini, Google's AI.) By 2050, the world will likely be a study in contrasts: a planet grap...

Can AI Solve The Time Travel Equation? Into the Chronos Loop This high-concept digital artwork depicts Mithu Das, the author of this blog, seated at the helm of the "Gemini" temporal craft. As he prepares to bridge the gap between present-day computation and the mysteries of the fourth dimension, a swirling Einstein-Rosen bridge (wormhole) illuminates the high-tech laboratory. (Image generated by Gemini, Google's AI.) I asked Gemini, Google’s AI: Can AI solve the time travel equation? Gemini replied that the idea of AI building a time machine is a fascinating intersection of science fiction and cutting-edge physics. What further information (with ima...

Avalokiteśvara: The Paragon Of Compassion The eleven-headed, thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara from Mount Jiuhua, Anhui, China. Image: Wikipedia Share on Facebook Being the lord of compassion, Avalokiteśvara endeavours to rescue all living beings from suffering. The first time I saw a picture of Avalokiteśvara, I was enthralled by it. With eleven heads and innumerable hands, he stands with their eyes closed, holding a jewel between his palms, and fervently praying to someone. Later, by accessing the Internet I was able to find detail about the picture—to whom he has been praying and for what. (The world's leading universities have pu...