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Numerous hours of planning, countless night shifts, and a massive amount of coffee chugged down – then, it was finally time!
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AND WE WERE LIVE!
Today, one year ago the Tomorrow Unlocked project went online. We were more than excited to create this new hub for technology culture and building a community of scientists, tech experts, enthusiasts, and artists. Now looking back at a year, which couldn't have gone by quicker, we still have to grasp the achievements we and our community managed to accomplish. By working with incredible people and creating diverse content we published more than 252 content pieces on the Tomorrow Unlocked website and generated more than 500.000 hours watch time on our Youtube Channel.
Let's have a look at our highlights!
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Getting ready for the Unexpected
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8c6b07e9d9eb581135edc9c88ceac18b"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iv0N7i2virY?list=PLCIzhnLJonIbFbDnUvDPE02CP0Nopg_Ox&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>On July 8th an expedition to one of the most untouched places on earth set sails in the town of Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka headed towards the Kuril Islands to explore the environmental impact on this remote area of the earth, try first ascents and raise awareness for the protection of the islands. Tomorrow Unlocked accompanied the adventurers on their journey and reported on their insights, feeling, and challenges.</p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/machine-learning-beneath-the-sea" target="_self">Scientist Rishi Sugla on how big data and machine learning can save places like the Kuril Islands by making us understand them better.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/from-kurils-with-love/" target="_self">Revisit the crew's stories #fromkurilswithlove.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/supportvladimir/" target="_self">If you fell in love with the Kuril Islands just like we did, help the scientists in preserving this beautiful place with your donation.</a></p>hacker:HUNTER
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2144af86f3ff3e1d58b4794033ef9d8c"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PWh4UaODjgU?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> In August we introduced our very first web documentary series hacker:HUNTER by telling the infamous <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkOG7DYhcQ&t=6s" target="_blank">Carbanak story</a>. An incredible heist that cost banks millions of dollars. A few weeks later we premiered the second documentary titled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=194&v=vveLaA-z3-o&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank">hacker:HUNTER - Wannacry: The Marcus Hutchins Story</a>. An exclusive Tomorrow Unlocked documentary. Both documentaries have more than 2.345.500 views on YouTube today. <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/guardians/hacker_hunter/" target="_self">Watch all episodes here</a>.</p>Imagine Beyond
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2b952c3c0dc96e83e7b822dfa0a5ca6d"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/300-GOxt3cA?list=PLCIzhnLJonIa__uxPttEvWHqVYCVhJc79&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>IT security expert Marco Preuss takes us all on a journey to unlock how tomorrow may look like in his web series <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/imagine-beyond-human-augmentation" target="_self">Imagine Beyond</a>. Marco talks with experts about how technology may shape our humanity in the future, and the potentials of human augmentation. We are at an exciting stage of evolution: What was science-fiction is now becoming fact and it is happening faster than most of us expected.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIa__uxPttEvWHqVYCVhJc79" target="_blank">Dive into our augmented future with Marco!</a></p>Digitizing Art
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="af29c603d045f4e43eb879d1586beccd"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V1w56rsM7hw?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> Art is never easy. A work that fascinates and inspires one could insult and annoy the other. Social media offers creatives a perfect place to showcase their art to a completely different and international crowd. Street art in particular is a great example of this. In our web documentary <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/street-artists-on-instagram" target="_self">Leaving the Underground</a> we follow a group of artists to understand how technology and social media shape their art and made their creative movement possible.</p>TWELVE
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d0f11e896ce010e3087a0e84c54f88f6"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H6ho0VDhCaE?list=PLCIzhnLJonIYUZ6qmw-J5SWvrX0yrlCEU&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>With Covid-19 taking over the world and a lot of countries in lockdown 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us – but it also is one major historical moment we are all experiencing as a collective, be it in Russia, Germany, Nigeria or the US. We partnered up with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecommunitycreatives/?hl=de" target="_blank">The Community Creatives</a> and asked creatives all over the world to capture one hour of their life in lockdown in a one-minute short film. In three rounds we managed to capture TWELVE minutes of history, creativity, and connection with entries from all over the globe, showing us that we are all the same with our fears and hopes.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIYUZ6qmw-J5SWvrX0yrlCEU" target="_blank">Watch the finalists of the three rounds of TWELVE.</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/TWELVEminutes" target="_self">Discover the world of TWELVE in our interactive world map.</a></p>Heroes of tomorrow!
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7dfaa0559fb0a4951e8ff54c86924f3a"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Bpxouu_lrE?list=PLCIzhnLJonIZdBCWYOBrRgmorrnCF9WkC&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> In a world where everything becomes more digital and intertwined it has become more important to protect ourselves against hackers and cybercriminals. Our web series <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/guardians/defenders-of-digital/" target="_self">Defenders of Digital</a> portraits heroes like Eva Galperin and Salvi Pascual, who take a dive into the dark side of the web and combat bad guys to protect our technological future. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIzhnLJonIZdBCWYOBrRgmorrnCF9WkC" target="_blank">Meet our heroes on YouTube.</a></p>More to come!
<p>We're celebrating our first year of Tomorrow Unlocked on a high and are more than happy to walk into our second year with brand new ideas to inform, inspire, and enrichen you. Stay tuned and let's unlock our future together.</p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJv753whZjpW22UfmaJbx4Q/" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tmrwunlocked" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tmrwunlocked" target="_blank">Facebook, </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomorrow_unlocked/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>
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Creativity versus Loneliness versus Lockdown
Staying connected to combat loneliness in times of a pandemic
Loneliness is no new issue nowadays. The more we become connected and spend time on social media the more it seems generations become lonelier – which not uncommonly can develop into depression. And with social distancing in place all over the world, a lot of people are afraid that the case may get even worse, as humans are being cut off of their normal social surroundings. But a new study states out that 41 pct. of Europeans actually feel less lonely, or the same way, than before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some experts believe loneliness to be the greater pandemic for humans which may stay long after the corona crisis is over.
One helpful tool in fighting loneliness is technology such as video conferencing tools. In fact, technology made 85 pct. feel less lonely.
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Stay Connected
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM4MjcxOS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU5OTk4NTk5NX0.s14qX55AuKjXJO8vAKegF9VVe3wRbMa3tVZqrkYe3n8/img.jpg?width=980" id="43708" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="32eb02b105b9d21a72460863bd36d8c3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p> Facing social distancing restrictions people started using connectivity tools which they usually used for work, such as <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank">Zoom</a>, in their everyday life in order to stay in touch with their family, and even reconnect with long lost friends. Some people started organizing trivia nights and even dance parties via video conferencing tools. This also gave the opportunity for less outgoing people to take part in social gatherings, which they would not be a part of in their regular life. Resulting in about 60 pct. considering tech as a reason for feeling less lonely during the corona crisis.</p>Creativity as an Escape
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f5b105c7cd1163d526f1c106bd2eb017"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SPt_kmDtHXA?list=PLCIzhnLJonIYUZ6qmw-J5SWvrX0yrlCEU&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> But people are not just copying real social contact with Zoom events. While a lot of people spend more time at home and experience boredom which we are no longer used to in times of mobile devices, they also start <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/quarantine-creative-teenagers-genz-coronavirus-covid19-technology/" target="_blank">reigniting their creativity</a>. Social media app <a href="http://tiktok.com/" target="_blank">TikTok</a> is now <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-download-numbers-update-2-billion-users" target="_blank">one of the most downloaded apps</a> on the app store. Though most of its users are between 14 and 24, now older generations also join in on the fun of easily creating mini videos and sharing them with the world.</p>TWELVE
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzMxNDk3MS9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYwNDg0MjQyOX0.ssmkvQ1kbNLrdYYx79wb7q_pM_1AStPuIiL-tqww1Xk/img.png?width=980" id="f52d5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fd5c70831f93757e47f6281e973099f1" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p> In order to channel and challenge people's creativity, we started <a href="http://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/TWELVE" target="_self">TWELVE</a>: an Instagram challenge calling out to creatives <a href="https://www.tomorrowunlocked.com/TWELVEminutes/" target="_self">all over the world</a> to share with us their experience with the Covid-19 crisis in one minute videos. It gives an amazing sneak peek at how people are coping with the situation, how the lockdown changed their lives and the way they connect with their family and friends. </p>
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Remember when you were a kid, running around with your friends, imagining having superpowers and fighting the bad guys? Eventually you outgrew it and are now having a regular human job, but a lot of scientists are driven by their imaginations and are working on technologies to augment ourselves into superhumans.
Human augmentation can aid produce better prosthetics or reduce genetic disorders, and could create a better life for a lot of people – but it also raises the question of where to draw the line: Where does a human stop being human and start becoming a machine?
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Creating Joy
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cad22aeb8c6d5fdbc333783646ec3988"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HKXnkeCVSiw?start=27&list=PLCIzhnLJonIa__uxPttEvWHqVYCVhJc79&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p> We humans have been augmenting our bodies for thousands of years. And we have come a long way from wooden legs to <a href="https://www.hortonsoandp.com/microprocessor-controlled-prosthetic-work/" target="_blank">microprocessor prosthetics</a>. It is not just about giving people the opportunity to be independent, after losing an arm or a leg – it is giving back the quality of life everybody deserves. In the future robotic limbs could be integrated into the human body, boosting our biological capabilities. Similar to an upgrade: Human 2.0.</p>Technology Has its Price
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM1OTgxMi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMzI3OTc2NH0.3aUj5SKwsK6NUXQ2_cID4qnf5PxMEtYus-ig-cIUGQ4/img.jpg?width=980" id="1ec45" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d28ea286b13a3caaaa321c7e4e6ec2e0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p> State-of-the-art technology and design have their price. You get what you can pay for. If you cannot afford it you are not getting it. Nowadays it may be that you cannot afford to get a modern and perfectly fitted microprocessor prosthetics. In the future it may lead to parallel universes in one world. An example of this dystopian view is the Netflix series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Altered Carbon</a>: The wealthiest people can afford to choose every type of body they want or what kind of augmentation they want to integrate in those bodies, while the rest of humanity has to take what is given to them – like the 8 year old girl which was "resleeved" into the body of a middle aged woman.</p>When Does Humanity Stop?
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzM1OTgxNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU5ODg5NDc0N30.jL_nkrVVDI4OcdmvqJ1aqCFgWKUQJRoYdalQtbAao4U/img.jpg?width=980" id="f76b5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="55b29aaf3dc91f555ae1965446bbce1c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" /><p>Humanity may had millions of years to evolve, but can we still stay human, if we are filled with technology? Imagine if you could preserve yourself, the way you think, the way you talk, what you like or dislike and be able to live forever in different synthetic bodies. Would it still be you, or just a copy of who you used to be– an artificial intelligence which got fed with the data of you and how you process information? If someone has his genetics transformed so that they could process information faster and remember things better than anyone around him, are they still the same person they were before? Will genetically engineered people be a normality, and regular born humans discriminated, like in the movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca" target="_blank">Gattaca</a>? </p><p>For now, we cannot say if our future will be more a utopia or dystopia. For all we know scientists are creating technology to improve our lives day by day, which makes me optimistic about how our society will be tomorrow.</p>
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