The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Commerce and Manufactures (RSA) have a neat little competition on at the moment, where you could win £1000.

They’d like you to write a short story or video concerning the future of humanity

Time to polish that crystal ball:

The subject should address how scientific advances such as cloning and stem cell research are pushing against our traditional beliefs about nature and what it means to be human. Can we imagine a world where people are able to choose from a menu of ‘enhancing’ techniques – IQ, strength, disease prevention, age extension, among others? What would life be like in such a world? What ethical dilemmas might it raise?

Judges include novelist Zadie Smith and weblebrity Cory Doctorow. The winner will be announced at the Ethical Futures conference in November, and published in the RSA Journal.

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