[Guest Post] The Evolution & Future of Satellite Communications

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The true origin of communications satellites occurred when the Soviet Sputnik was launched in 1957. It paved the way for future launches, and it was the reason why NASA was formed. The first actual communications satellite was launched into space in 1958. This project was named SCORE, which is a shortened version of Signal Communication by Orbital Relay. It relayed a Christmas message from President Eisenhower. This satellite was in orbit for 12 days before its batteries gave out. The U.S.S.R and the United States started a space race. When their totals were combined, the countries launched 14 satellites in 1959.

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[Guest Post] Are "City Buildings" the Future of Human Living Space?

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For the best part of the last 30 years, super tall skyscraper “city buildings” have been envisioned and even fully planned and designed by many organisations the world over. Although none of these have yet to fully come to fruition in terms of housing permanent residents, whose every need can be met within one building – in theory meaning they would never have to leave the construction – there are a number of multi-use skyscrapers around the world that indicate what we can expect if such a building is ever built.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of such buildings, and will the increasing global population reach a point where such constructions are necessary to avoid global overcrowding?

[Guest Post] What Are The Benefits Of Organic Clothing?

The environment is stretched to its limits. Pollution is on the minds of (many of) the world's leaders. 

This has led to some industries adopting a more ecological standpoint when producing goods. While fashion hasn't always been known for its adherence to environmental issues, there are some brands who have begun to do something about it. There have been major developments in the clothing industry, with products for adults and organic children's clothing now found more frequently in stores.

[Guest Post] Climate and Weather Trends

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Climate and weather trends will be impacted over the next 500 years based on current pollution trends and observations scientists are making now. Over the last few centuries, the climate has been affected from many human activities. The two major factors that have altered the atmosphere are rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and the removing of vegetation. The elevated carbon dioxide levels will directly contribute to a rising average temperature over the next 500 years, in turn directly impacting the global warming. As humans are removing vegetation in order to create developments and more, there is less solar energy absorbed from the atmosphere. Also, vegetation helps recycle moisture back up into the atmosphere. Over the next 500 years, scientists are predicting a higher average temperature, a higher sea level, stronger natural disasters, and affected water supply/droughts. Humans can alter these current pollution trends and produce a different outcome by changing their behaviors and habits. As a population, we need to stop deforesting and removing vegetation as it is a pivotal piece to our weather and maintaining climate patterns over time. Also, we must come up with clear gases and emission as carbon dioxide and more are severely affecting our atmosphere and climate.

[Guest Post] What will the planet look like in 100 years?

Last week, my PC decided to give up the ghost on me. What does this have to do with the future I hear you ask? Well, as a back-up, my flat-mate dug out his iMac (circa 1999), and it got me thinking. The design, software and functionality of it seemed ancient when compared to modern Macbooks, yet there has only been 13 years in between the two. What then would the world be like in 100 years of further technological advancement, human expansion and, inevitably, depleting resources? How would buildings look, what would we be eating, how would we get around, and would we still be here?

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In 100 years, the earth will be a very different and probably unrecognizable place. With the Russians suggesting that human immortality is only 45 years away, the human population exploding at an unmanageable rate, and the livability of vast areas of our planet decreasing by the year, Earth is in dire need of some radical change!