Weekly Filet #93: The Future: Been There, Done That. And more.
This week's top recommendation
Envisioning the future is a recurrent theme in novels. Italian information designer Giorgia Lupi has created this stunning visualisation of «the future, as foretold in the past». Behold of 2023: «A mutant great white shark stalks the sewers of New York City.»
→ A Visual Timeline of the Future (Brain Pickings)
Further recommendations
Some of these images (yes, not photographs) are outrageously good.
→ Best of Photorealism (Ignant)
Homosexuals reproduce less than heterosexuals. So why is it that the percentage of people who are homosexual remains stable over time? This article has some explanations to what essentially remains a mystery.
→ The Evolutionary Mystery of Homosexuality (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Our universe, merely one in trillions? «We should not be surprised by the multiverse. Every time we have taken a look at the world around us, it has expanded.» A compelling read.
→ World next door (Aeon Magazine)
A touching twelve-minute documentary about people living in the streets of Manchester (thanks to Weekly Filet reader Seraina for pointing me to it).
→ Shelter: a look at Manchester's homeless (Mike Staniforth)