2050 and the Future of Infrastructure
2050 and the Future of Infrastructure Much of the world around us has been formed around key pieces of infrastructure. Most see this as a testament to who we are as a society, and part of the cultural moorings we need to guide us into the future. In general,...
All Information, Ever Created, is Still in Existence
All Information, Ever Created, is Still in Existence The date is July 14, 1986. Herbert Benson wakes up early, goes down to the kitchen and makes himself a peanut butter sandwich. This is a seemingly trivial incident that happened nearly 30 years ago. How do we know...
When Everyone Becomes Blackmailable
When Everyone Becomes Blackmailable On a recent driving trip, my wife and I became immersed in the audio version of one of Tom Clancy’s last novels titled, “Threat Vector.” Without giving away too much of the plot, a Chinese super-geek villain has hatched a plan to...
The Laws of Exponential Capabilities
The Laws of Exponential Capabilities When people like Google CEO, Larry Page, Virgin’s Richard Branson, and X-Prize Foundation CEO, Peter Diamandis, talk about us entering into a period of abundance, there has been a natural tendency to assume we’ll be entering into a...