psychology
Topics in psychology presented by Futurism.
Psychometry: The ability to perceive the past by touching an object
Do you or someone you know have the ability to touch an object and feel you know something about it? If so, you, or they, may be operating in Psychometry. This word comes from the Greek psukhē, which means "spirit, or soul" and μέτρον, which is metron, or "measure".
By Cheryl E Prestonabout 23 hours ago in Futurism
The Real Mathematics of George Boole
Introduction George Boole is frequently described as the inventor of Boolean algebra and the intellectual father of the modern computer. This familiar account contains some truth, but it also compresses almost a century of mathematical development into one convenient story. Boole created an algebraic system for expressing logical reasoning, but later mathematicians refined the Boolean algebra taught today.
By Alan Spencer10 days ago in Futurism
We Don't Know the Way...
I unplugged my phone, rolled onto my side, and tapped the small blue icon. That dotted white chat bubble was supposed to open last night’s conversation, where my unfinished draft sat waiting. Instead, nothing happened. The home screen wouldn't let me into the world I craved so desperately—the one I had conditioned myself to need. It just stared back at me, frozen. Forever stuck. Forever waiting. Forever gone.
By K.H. Obergfoll17 days ago in Futurism
Stitch: Saltwater Silence
Sara Foxgrove remembered the last normal moment of her childhood as something small and quiet. She sat on the back steps of her mother’s cabin 0n Popham Beach, peeling bark off a stick and pretending it was a wand, the kind that could call storms or open secret doors if she pointed it just right. The tide had pulled back far enough that the sandbar stretched toward Fox Island like a pale, exposed spine. Her mother, Mara, wasn’t home. Neither were her father or her brothers. They had left an hour earlier to drive into Bath for groceries and a part her father needed for the woodstove. They’d promised to be back before the tide turned. Sara had waved as the car disappeared down the dirt road, not knowing it was the last time she’d ever see them. The afternoon felt suspended, like the world was holding its breath. Even the gulls seemed quieter, circling lazily above the water as if waiting for something.
By Syl De'Vil19 days ago in Futurism
No Human Interaction Required. Winner in Already Here Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
That welcoming, open posture and the warm, alluring smile... She stands tall in the center of the room, shoulders down, arms waving in the air, like a music-possessed orchestra director.
By Sasha Desideri23 days ago in Futurism
Your Body Has Accepted the Terms and Conditions. Runner-Up in Already Here Challenge.
The first thing I do when I wake is ask my watch whether I have slept. I am in bed when I do this. There is a pillow crease across my cheek, a sour little animal living in my mouth, and one bare foot outside the duvet. Nevertheless, I consult the report.
By Iris Obscura24 days 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 AnthonyBTV28 days ago in Futurism
“Hey, are you already there?”. Runner-Up in Already Here Challenge.
Once upon a time, millennials lived in an era where we agreed to a plan once . You’d throw an arm up into the gritty Manhattan air, hop into the back of a yellow cab, and say four words to the driver: take me to Bungalow 8. And somehow, something unimaginable would happen. You’d both arrive at 515 West 27th street at around eleven.
By tatiana vitas28 days ago in Futurism
