Five Scenarios for a Techno-Apocalypse
Five Scenarios for a Techno-Apocalypse Over the past couple decades we’ve seen a number of spectacular tech failures. It’s easy to list things like MySpace, Google Glass, Pebble Watch, TiVo, Iridium, Napster, and even AOL as major business failures, but in each case...
The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information
The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information Recent comments by Vint Cerf, vice president of Google and one of the founding fathers of the Internet, about the long-term viability of our data has many wondering what will happen to our digital...
Which Requires More Faith, Science or Religion?
Which Requires More Faith, Science or Religion? For the past several months I’ve been wrestling with this topic, and how to discuss it from a centrist viewpoint. In an era where the science vs. religion debate has become an increasingly polarizing issue, we see both...
In Search of Humanity’s Prime Directive
In Search of Humanity’s Prime Directive A thousand years from now, what is it that the human race will need to have accomplished? Yes, I realize that this is a huge question and many of you reading this are living paycheck-to-paycheck worrying about who’s going to win...