May/June 2017 The Future of Everything
The latest issue of this special Wall Street Journal magazine reveals what lies ahead.
Does Amanda Nunes have what it takes to stay on top in an unforgiving, unpredictable and constantly evolving sport?
From Silicon Valley startups to the U.S. Department of Defense, scientists and engineers are hard at work on a brain-computer interface that could turn us into programmable, debuggable machines
The artist Trevor Paglen responds to the age of constant surveillance by looking back with an artful and unflinching eye
Balance bikes—two-wheelers propelled by tiny feet—have made training wheels obsolete. They’ve also become a global racing sensation
The luxury home-goods company OTHR is circumventing the supply chain—and previewing a future where we print our purchases at home
Mobile therapy platforms have some issues to iron out before they unseat traditional treatment. But as an anxiety-management tool, text-and-video therapy might be just what the doctor ordered
In his new book, ‘Scraps, Wilt + Weeds,’ Noma co-founder Mads Refslund offers some very palatable—and even intoxicating—ideas to combat food waste
Women remain an underserved market in financial services. A new app thinks it has the answer, but is AI up to the task?
From a retro Vespa to a fresh take on the classic aviator, a collection of objects that have reached their optimal state
What’s whiny, eco-friendly and found mostly in urban environments? The electric race car auto makers hope will draw a millennial audience to motor sports
All extraterrestrial activity today is governed by a 50-year-old, Cold War-era treaty. Will governments agree on an update before the final frontier becomes the Wild West?
How the superproducer-turned-streaming guru is looking to groom the next Steve Jobs
Employers, take note: New research shows that those who (literally) sweat in low-stakes situations do better when the chips are down
Innovation in dining doesn’t always keep the lights on. That’s all the more reason to celebrate these vision-driven chefs.
Michele Mosca is working to outsmart quantum computers, the machines of tomorrow
How we’ll talk to each other—and our chatbots—in the years ahead
How a synthetic version of our genetic code could become the world’s most efficient hard drive
The Sudanese globetrotter is this season’s rookie to watch
A social media-style platform for investors is looking to democratize asset management. But can Instavest retain its top talent?
Fraudoscope is video-enabled software designed to spot dishonesty at a glance
Heritage brands—Levi’s, Belstaff, Panerai, Mark Cross—are raiding their archives to bring back the best of the past, updated with the benefit of hindsight
Will the Third Wave of the Internet create entrepreneurial hubs in unexpected places like Pittsburgh and Nashville?
Suresh Kumar, CIO of BNY Mellon, argues for collaboration between the old guard and scrappy financial-technology companies
Will a league of giant fighting robots be the next UFC?
The Arizona desert community was supposed to be a model for the city of the future. David Searcy explores its remains
The hoverboard movement has produced mostly cheap, childish and dangerously flammable devices. And then there’s the rugged, versatile Onewheel
According to Coinbase CEO Fred Ehrsam, the technology behind Bitcoin could create decentralized businesses unlike anything we’ve seen before
How the 38-year-old is helping neuroscientists understand what creativity looks like in the brain
With rising temperatures affecting the iconic French region, can science—or England—keep the good stuff flowing?
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on the biggest misconception about intelligent machines
The new AM-RB 001 could usher in an era where even family sedans fly like F-1 race cars
How an abandoned building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard became a hub for pioneering startups
Geoffrey A. Fowler takes an exclusive look at the only handgun that unlocks like an iPhone
A long-awaited vegan burger from Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods hits select restaurants this month. But can coconut oil and potato proteins compete with the red-blooded original?
The latest issue of ‘The Future of Everything’ magazine celebrated six optimal objects—but commenters had a few more ideas
A perfect storm of new laws and millennial apathy is—finally—forcing slot makers to innovate
Daniel Schulman, the company’s president and CEO, argues that good old-fashioned education is vital when it comes to global financial participation
Cigna CEO David Cordani on treating substance-abuse disorder like every other medical disorder
Nicole Eagan, CEO of the cybersecurity company Darktrace, on what the human immune system can teach us about protecting our data
Ed Garden, chief investment officer of Trian Fund Management, believes the successful management teams of the future will rule through cooperation, not coercion
With his G124 project, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect has drawn a new blueprint for suburban sprawl: sustainable, walkable, connected communities
A land with all the otherworldliness of Iceland and none of the crowds. All you need is the right guide.
The Next Frontier in Nordic Vacationing? Norway Itself
HBO Chairman and CEO Richard Plepler sees himself as a gallerist
The best minds in the business—Yann LeCun of Facebook, Luke Nosek of the Founders Fund, Nick Bostrom of Oxford University and Andrew Ng of Baidu—on what life will look like in the age of the machines
From the Rolex Oyster to the ultimate wine glass, objects with no obsolescence in sight.
The 36-year old Scotsman is combining innovative 3-D technology with time-honored craft to show us what our eyes can’t see
Europe’s most dynamic and drinkable young vintners, as chosen by the wine gurus of New York’s best new restaurants
The rise of 3-D printed food could touch all the ways we eat
Affirm CEO Max Levchin argues that fast and efficient financial technology will force big banks to evolve or be left behind
Modularity, a staple of pre-World War II auto manufacturing, is reshaping the world’s most luxurious rides.
The startup Freight Farms is using repurposed freight containers and LED lights to grow acres’ worth of produce in a fraction of the space
Staci Warden of the Milken Institute argues that the blockchain could be the future of border control
The so-called trolley problem asks if you’d rather let five people die or kill one person yourself to save the group. Virtual reality and neuroimaging are helping us discover what goes through our heads when we decide
What happens when you mix titans of tech, TED-style talks and Burning Man’s hardest partiers? You get Further Future, the music and lifestyle festival that blurs the line between work and play.
Surveys have come under fire this election cycle, but Mike Dimock of the Pew Research Center says that they still have a role in the age of big data
Carol Folt, chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, makes the case for more nimble, student-focused and collaborative schools
Personal flight, once a pipe dream, is now within our reach. But futuristic transportation does not come cheap
The founder and CEO of the ride-sharing juggernaut on why carpooling isn’t just for school children
Headphones without the ‘phones, a Wi-Fi-enabled motion sensor and a hard hat powered by augmented reality—three new technologies poised to improve work and play