A software program designed to mimic human behaviour on social media platforms and a mobile app that allows for sending mail to people anywhere in the world, without knowing their address. These are two examples of four digital projects from the exhibition “The Future Starts Here” you can see on the website.
Political Bot – A social bot that influences public opinion
Social bots are software programs designed to mimic human behaviour on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. Increasingly, politicians, militaries and government-contracted firms use these automated bots to manipulate public opinion. For example, they can be used to boost politicians’ follower levels to generate false impressions of popularity.
Created by Samuel Woolley and Alex Hogan 2018.
Image: Alex Hogan
An estimated four billion people worldwide have an incomplete or inadequate address, meaning they are unable to receive deliveries or aid. This mobile app provides a solution by dividing the planet into 57 trillion three metre squares, each with a unique three-word address. For example, the entrance of this exhibition is “byar.gryta.flammig”. The app has been adopted by the United Nations and the Mongolian postal service.
Created by Chris Seldrick, Jack Waley-Cohen and Mohan Ganesalingam 2015.
Image: What3words
The Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite, or DSCOVR, sits at the exact point of equal gravitational pull between the Earth and the sun, 1,500,000 km away. With the sun always on its back, the satellite records our planet as a perfectly illuminated disk in perpetual daylight, unobscured by shadows. Loaded with cameras and sensors, it monitors Earth’s atmosphere and weather systems, providing a real-time readout of the planet’s entire energy ecosystem.
Created by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) och National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2015.
Image: NASA EPIC Team
SatNOGS is an open source, DIY system that allows anyone to observe and track Low Earth orbit satellites. Built from readily available and affordable components, the data gathered by SatNOGS is open and accessible to all. The three screens monitor data gathered from SatNOGS around the world, tracking the constellations of satellites forming overhead, mapping the SatNOGS on the ground and showcasing the information being received by each satellite.
Open Space Observatory installation created by Louis Center, Isha Kasliwal, Kei Kreutler, Cory Levinson, Edouard A. Urcades, 2018.
Image: Libre Space Foundation
