Issue 1: Time Travel to 2054

October 17, 2023

Welcome to Anthropofuturist, the newsletter from the year 2054. I’m Karim, a time engineer from the future sending you a message every Tuesday to try and design a better past. You can read my journal entries at the bottom of these emails, but for now let’s get into some of the important news this week.

TL;DR

📈 Week in Review

  • Lex Fridman and Jared Kushner discuss Israel & Palestine 🪖

  • Próspera circular factory redefines sustainable architecture 🏙️

  • VitaDAO becomes first DAO to kickstart a biotech company, MatrixBio 🧬

  • San Francisco is becoming a tech hub again, Y Combinator CEO says 🌉

😂 Meme Museum

  • Genius predicts Quiet Quitting in 1995. 👔

  • Inflation makes your trips to Safeway nothing but dangerous. 🛒

💫 Rising Stars

  • Scott Galloway reveals new VR show in the year 2054… 🎥

🤖 AI Artifact

  • DeepMind’s AlphaFold 2 presents a protein puzzle solver. 🧩

📝 Diary Entry

  • Karim introduces himself and provides a peak into his world and mission. 👋

WEEK IN REVIEW

A fascinating discussion on the events as they unfold, whether you’re pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, Democrat, or Republican. All of you are super polarized at the moment, but even if you disagree with 80% of the content here, you’ll get an interesting insight into the complexity of the Middle East.

Impressive transformation of Próspera’s Circular Factory, a pioneering project that redefines sustainable architecture and infrastructure

We get all of the latest news on the future of governance from the CivicStack Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about starting your own country, this is the best place to get info. → Civicstack Reports

VitaDAO has just become the first DAO to kickstart a biotech company, MatrixBio

VitaDAO - Matrix Bio

A VitaDAO Project - VitaDAO and the Gorbunova Lab are launching Matrix Bio, a cutting-edge research venture leveraging the anti-cancer and pro-longevity effects of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid from naked mole rat to human.

www.vitadao.com/projects/matrix-bio

We get all of the latest news on the future of health from the Post FDA Reports issued monthly. If you’re looking to learn more about being immune to aging, this is the best place to get info. → Post FDA Reports

San Francisco is becoming a tech hub again, Y combinator CEO says - Marketplace

"We need to find ways to make our city as vibrant as possible," says Garry Tan, while acknowledging inequities driven by the tech industry.

www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/san-francisco-is-becoming-a-tech-hub-again-y-combinator-ceo-says

My grandpa was popping in and out of there during this time. I think he might have started going to the new mushroom church near the Tenderloin this past week… 30 years ago.

MEME MUSEUM

Quiet Quitting

Ah, The Simpsons, always ahead of the curve! Who knew Homer's approach to work in '95 would turn into the "quiet quitting" trend of 2023?

Inflation

Can’t even imagine having money that fluctuates like yours does.. U.S. inflation rate has been dancing around 3-4% recently, making every trip to the grocery store feel like a gamble!

❗️Got meme-worthy insights? Reply to this email with your favorite memes or cartoons, and they might be featured in our next Meme Museum section!

RISING STAR

Scott Galloway (X: @profgalloway) - The Tech Oracle

Scott now hosts a VR show, "Galloway's Galactic Glimpses," where he humorously foretells tech trends. His predictions are revered, making him the Tech Oracle of 2054.

❗️Big thanks to our readers for their whimsical predictions on Scott's future. Curious? Reply to this email with your 30-year predictions for your favorite public figure, and they might be featured in our next Rising Star section!

AI ARTIFACT

The Protein Puzzle Solver

This week, I’m zooming back to 2021 to shed light on a nifty piece of tech that caught my engineer’s eye—DeepMind’s AlphaFold 2! This AI champ took a stab at one of biology’s biggest mysteries: protein folding.

Source: DeepMind

Why the fuss about folding, you ask? Well, knowing how a protein folds is like having a roadmap to understanding many diseases and accelerating drug discovery. AlphaFold 2 made a splash by predicting protein structures with jaw-dropping accuracy, clinching the top spot in the 14th Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction (CASP14).

Curious about the nuts and bolts? Dive into the deets on its official page.

As we inch closer to a future where AI is our co-pilot, it's thrilling to look back at the stepping stones.

❗️Got a cool AI tool that’s caught your eye recently? Reply to this email and let’s keep the tech talk rolling!

KARIM’S DIARY