I love it when journalists say something to the extent of, "it may sound like science fiction, but...." Well, it may sound like science fiction but next year is 2010. 2001 was eight years ago. No one expects to see a giant foetus hovering above the Earth, but we can certainly expect times to change … Continue reading Science fiction
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When I first ran across the book information online, I did not recognize the author's name. The book's tag line, "Identifying trends to make better decisions, manage uncertainty, and profit from change," confused me. Does Gordon have a plural view of the future and therefore discuss multiple scenario forecasts, or was he referring primarily to … Continue reading Future Savvy by Adam Gordon
http://thefuturesoftheus.wetpaint.com/ The Futures of the US is a wetpaint wiki populated by a class of eight in the University of Houston's Futures Studies program. I contributed to the Immigration issue. The other issues featured are Budget, Climate, Energy, Globalization, Health, Infrastructure, and soon to come is Foreign Affairs. Each topic is divided into six pages. … Continue reading Obama?!?! McCain?!?! Need help deciding?
First, I keep wanting to post another of my research papers, but I just haven't had time to get one in good enough condition. I could have been a copy editor at one point in time, but that time seems to have passed. So, this post is simply a diary entry of my research into the history … Continue reading Anno Domini 2000 and Before
A diary of my trip to NY for the Association of Professional Futurists conference: New York was awesome. They just have a higher tolerance for apathy while Seoul has a higher tolerance for cuteness than any place on Earth including Japan--at least when I was there. I went to the WTC several times. I had to take … Continue reading The Big A(pple)PF Conference
