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99 Unanswerable Questions and the Unintended Consequences of the Future We’re Creating
If, in the future, you found yourself on a jury, and you were tasked with determining the fate of a heinous criminal (think Ted Bundy), and you had the option to either sentence him to lethal injection or total amnesia, which would you decide? With total amnesia the...
32 Future Accomplishments that will give you more Status and Influence than a College Degree
How many famous artists or musicians do you know that have a PhD in art or music? There are indeed many well-educated artists and musicians, but virtually none were academically trained for the career path they chose. The same holds true for those who have become...
The future of the world is heavily dependent upon countries with the poorest education systems! Here’s why!
Pay close attention to these six countries: Nigeria, Congo, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Angola, and Pakistan. The future of our planet is happening inside these countries. In his August 12th appearance at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Elon Musk...
63 Smart City Capabilities: Here’s how they’ll change our jobs, businesses and our children
On a recent trip to London, it became clear that the British people are far less sensitive to surveillance cameras than we are in the U.S. In fact, the number of cameras being installed in London is growing at a much faster rate than ever because homeowners are...
28 Reasons why driverless tech will be the most disruptive technology in all history
The impact of driverless vehicles will be profound, touching almost every aspect of our lives, and the level of disruption will be staggering. It will not only change the way we get from point A to point B, but also how we think about shopping, entertainment, dining...
Building the Brains of the Robot
Every time we talk to Alexa, Siri, Google, or Cortana, we are building the brains of the robot. Whenever we speak to these devices, we are imparting tiny pieces of human intelligence, and over time, with the right kind of AI learning software, it will be possible to...
The Air Mattress on the Plane Guy, and the Future of Comfort
I recently returned from a speaking engagement in South Korea, and on my trans-pacific flights between San Francisco and Seoul I tried something new – an air mattress. I had my doubts at first, but it turned out to be a total game changer! Since I’m larger than most...
Visiting the Future with Thomas Frey of the DaVinci Institute
Meet Thomas Frey: futurist, speaker, and founder of the DaVinci Institute in Westminster, Colorado—and SU community member. He has spoken around the world to such audiences as NASA executives and other high-level government officials and such Fortune 500 companies as...
Circadian Time: Unlocking Our Inner Superman
The time gods are insisting on your attention. Every wall clock, alarm clock, and wristwatch has a way of demanding you pay attention. No, they don’t shout orders, or poke you if you ignore them, but their relentless monitoring of the hours, minutes, and seconds of...
Fractal Organizations: Defining a New Era of Global Governance
Large tech companies now wield more clout than most countries. This becomes a critical issue when the needs of a country and the needs of a business collide. A prime example is when Facebook was caught off-guard with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the issue of...
