fact or fiction
Is it science fact or science fiction? Futurism presents both sides to determine the truth.
AI and I
Writing about AI here on Vocal feels a bit too easy a choice for this challenge, but there's a reason I decided to go ahead with this piece. Frankly, I was a bit surprised when I considered how I feel about it these days. I've developed a love/hate relationship with the technology. (There I go, personifying it already, and that's one of the things I hate about it.)
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Futurism
Fried Grids
The birds were chirping, but it was unusually quiet as the sun rose over home. It's not as if I was sleeping, because I don't do that anymore. Well, not like I should. As I lay there, desperately wishing I had gotten more than two hours of sleep, I noticed my fitness watch was dead. At least I'd have a good reason not to pay attention to it today.
By Jason Morton2 months ago in Futurism
My $50,000 Dream
I walk the streets of my hometown I haven’t visited in several years, reminiscing about my childhood and youth spent here. I stop near my former home, a five-story apartment block, and look at the windows of my apartment. I had a pretty good life there with my mom and sister, and now I’m trying to imagine who lives there and if they enjoy the apartment as much as we did.
By Lana V Lynx2 months ago in Futurism
The Truth About Data Centers
Every time we send a message, stream a movie, ask an AI assistant a question, upload a photo, or buy something online, there is a good chance a data center is involved. Yet these enormous facilities are mostly invisible to us. They sit behind the scenes, quietly processing, storing, and moving the information that powers modern life.
By AnthonyBTV2 months ago in Futurism
Art and Writing
Everyone knows Bob Ross, but was he a good artist? It’s a sincere question. I have nothing against him or what he has achieved, I loved him as a child, but I can imagine the locker room talk. In my area growing up I watched him on TV and in the area I grew up in, there was a Bob Ross in every indoor mall flogging their art. [a very similar style] Keep in mind this was the seventies and even into the eighties when indoor malls were far and few between in Ontario, Canada.
By Gerry Thibeault2 months ago in Futurism
A Peculiar Gizmo. Runner-Up in Already Here Challenge.
It was the first actually warm spring day, and it was perfect for the deep cleaning project that’d been on my mind for a while now. I’d opened every single window in our apartment to let the fresh air flush out the stale dust of winter.
By Cristal S.2 months ago in Futurism
Tap Tap. Honorable Mention in Already Here Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
“AZ12,” I said into the intercom. “Perfect, drive through to the next window, thanks!” a girl replied. I received a wave at the first window along with a friendly, “You’re all good; just head to the next window.”
By Aoife’s stories 2 months ago in Futurism
