Here’s another fascinating lifestyle phenomenon: Control Enthusiasm. Spurred by a freedom from wires, and used to instant gratification offered by digital devices, consumers are demanding ever more control and thereby becoming difficult to please.

Yoga is now practiced by more than 200 million people worldwide, including over 100 million in India and 20 million in the U.S., more than triple the number compared to 1994.

Bystander recordings, a trend that began in 1963 with the Zapruder film of Kennedy’s assassination and Rodney King’s beating in 1991, has gone mainstream due to the the arrival of smartphones and YouTube.

Botox is the world’s most popular facial rejuvenation procedure with more than 5 million performed each year. Its popularity has spawned a series of cultural phenomena, from parties to gift card to Botox humor.

The Rodney King beating was a major point of departure for the Voyeurgasm Ubertrend, which presages a future where just about everything will be captured on video by smartphones, action, surveillance or body cameras.

The popularity of innovation has skyrocketed since 1939, when Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter defined innovation as an expression of intellectual creativity undertaken without considering its economic impact.

Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that allows the transmission of digital assets while dispensing with the need for trusted third parties. It’s the fundamental technology layer of all cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.

The Time Compression Ubertrend is responsible for the acceleration of life, a phenomenon that encourages multitasking and an “I want it yesterday” attitude, and has led to increasingly shorter attention spans.

Fully 16% of Americans have invested in cryptocurrencies, resulting in a run up in prices in bitcoin, ether and even dogecoin. In April 2021, the crypto market capitalization hit $2 trillion for the first time.

In 2030, all Baby Boomers will be 65 years of age or older. The implication of this demographic shift is immense, with the world’s 60+ population nearly doubling to 2.1 billion by 2050.

Interest in coffee grew 32% in the past few decades, yielding a $70 billion global market. The trend is behind the fortunes of Keurig, Nespresso and Starbucks, which generates more than $25 billion in sales.

Startups are society’s most disruptive forces, explaining the urgency of incubating ventures among the more than half billion entrepreneurs worldwide. It’s also why U.S. and global venture-capital investing is setting new records.

Animated GIFs, a technology developed by CompuServe in 1987, have infused today’s social dialog. These often humorous and sometimes unexpected silent animations are now part of the cultural landscape.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) automates formerly manual procedures, such as processing insurance claims or moving a purchase order process automatically, while involving humans only when necessary.

A 3D printing revolution has vaulted this once arcane technology from industrial prototyping to the glamorous world of footwear design and single-family home building, providing a significant boost to a $13 billion market.

The technology boom is driving the establishment of accelerators and incubators that offer entrepreneurs mentorship, advice, and practical training on technical, business, and fundraising topics to help get from idea to product launch.

Apple’s innovative M1 Macs have attracted some of the best software on the market today, unfortunately that rarely gets due credit. Here are 100 outstanding apps.

Dutch airline KLM, working with researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has launched the Flying V jet concept, named after an iconic Gibson guitar featuring a similar shape.

Several startups are working on innovative technology that offers simple and inexpensive paper-strip Covid-19 tests that can be used at home by consumers, much like a pregnancy test.