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While writing my second Beneath Still Stars book, I started thinking about the devices my characters would carry.

The first handheld mobile phone call was made in 1973, using a device that weighed over 2 kg. It wasn’t until the 1990s, with smaller phones and early handheld computers, that personal devices really took shape.

Today, smartphones, watches, and tablets are everywhere. In the near future, I don’t expect dramatic change—just steady improvements.

But looking further ahead, things may shift. Instead of carrying devices, we may wear them. A powerful smartwatch paired with smart glasses or contact lenses could replace the need for a phone entirely.

Imagine walking through a city in 2149, seeing information projected around you, and taking a call by tapping your wrist—no phone required. The future may not replace devices—it may simply make them disappear.

Full article: https://lewinoverinkpublishing.ca/blog.php

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Scott A.W Lewin Mar 13

High schools are a surprisingly recent institution, emerging during the early twentieth century as societies recognized the importance of educating teenagers before adulthood. Over the past hundred years, classrooms have adopted new technologies while still relying on the essential role of human teachers.

Looking one hundred years into the future, it is likely that the basic structure of high schools will remain familiar. Students will still learn together in shared spaces guided by teachers, but new technologies such as immersive simulations, interactive environments, and virtual field trips may expand how lessons are experienced.

Whether on Earth or on distant colonies in space, education will continue adapting to the needs of society — preparing each new generation to understand the world they inherit and the one they will eventually create.

Full article: https://lewinoverinkpublishing.ca/blog.php?article=the-future-of-high-schools

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Prism & Pen Mar 7

As a 16-year-old baby Queer who didn’t fit in, I’d have been sorely tempted, but as I got older, the impulse would fade. Sitting where I am now, a 59-year-old #Queer who is sure of who I am and where I fit in the world, the magic button to normalcy seems almost cliché.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/change-doesnt-always-come-from-within-26b398b905da?sk=933f56e0fc56d1ad037fcb0a37a96018

#LGBTQ #MagicButton #ThoughtExperiment

Change Doesn’t Always Come From Within

Or, there’s no magic button

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Scott A.W Lewin Mar 6

The Lewin Over Ink Publishing website is now live.

It’s a small home for my writing projects, including my science fiction novel Beneath Still Stars and my futurism blog In 100 Years, where I explore realistic possibilities for life a century from now.

The site will continue growing as new articles and ideas are added.

If you’re interested in science fiction or thoughtful speculation about the future, you’re welcome to take a look.

🔗 https://lewinoverinkpublishing.ca/

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Prism & Pen Mar 3

For all those fears and concerns that other trans people have, I simply do not have them. So, without question, I am smashing that magic queer/trans button to make me a cisgender woman!
https://medium.com/prismnpen/would-i-press-the-magic-queer-button-to-become-a-cisgender-woman-05436118c2c0

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Would I Press The Magic Queer Button To Become A Cisgender Woman?

Unequivocally, irrevocably, resoundingly, YES.

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Prism & Pen Mar 2

Seriously though, who would even give me this button?
I’d be very skeptical; no thank you!
I’ve read way too many stories in my life where the lesson is “you don’t get anything for free.”
https://medium.com/prismnpen/would-i-push-the-queer-magic-button-err-e4f34c81f31d?sk=49c12dab6a561e17c6e0002c6e6466df

#LGBTQ #Transgender #ThoughtExperiment #Magic Button