Progress and Technology
This invention allowed humans to communicate instantly across the globe.
The Internet
This explorer is credited with reaching the Americas in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
The idea that happiness comes from achieving goals rather than pursuing them is often debated as this type of mindset.
Outcome-Based Thinking
The event marking the start of World War I in 1914.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This concept refers to machines surpassing human intelligence.
Technological Singularity
This technology, powered by machine learning, is transforming industries from healthcare to education.
Artificial Intelligence
The first human to walk on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong
This philosopher believed life is about constant becoming rather than arriving.
Friedrich Nietzsche
The year the Berlin Wall fell
1989
A proposed solution to job loss from automation.
Universal Basic Income
The law stating computing power doubles roughly every two years.
Moore's Law
This rover has been exploring Mars since 2021.
Perserverance
The concept that progress may be an illusion because goals keep changing.
The “moving goalpost” problem
This revolution began in 1789 and reshaped France.
The French Revolution
Colonizing this planet is a major goal for space agencies.
Mars
This renewable energy source uses photovoltaic cells.
Solar Energy
The deepest known part of the ocean.
The Mariana Trench
This philosophical question asks whether humanity can ever truly reach perfection.
The idea of utopia?
The agreement that ended World War I
The Treaty of Versailles
This field studies how to extend human lifespan significantly.
Longevity Science (Life Extension)
This ethical concern involves machines making decisions traditionally made by humans.
Automation Ethics (or AI Ethics)
This telescope launched in 2021 to observe the early universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope
This school of thought emphasizes meaning through struggle rather than destination.
Existentialism
This movement aimed to secure civil rights for African Americans in the U.S.
The Civil Rights Movement
This paradox questions why we haven’t encountered extraterrestrial life.
The Fermi Paradox