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In the midst of this COVID-19 era, it’s hard not to be completely caught up in the day’s negative news. Deaths. Infection rates. Business bankruptcies. Foreclosures. For most people, the world has suddenly become a very scary place. Even those who are fortunate enough...
Creating the 10-Second Brain Interface
When is the last time you tried to assemble something and the instructions left out a tiny but critical piece of information for you to move from step eight to step nine? Maybe it’s an information bit buried on a screen, non-obvious option for filling out your tax...
Will Zoom Become the Napster of the Events Industry?
The global events industry is having a bit of a “Napster moment” as we move through this pandemic, and they seem to be in denial on what to do about it. Just as revenues in the music industry peaked in the year 2000, the events industry may have already witnessed its...
Still waiting for the point-n-call and point-n-text features on my smartphone
Many times I’ve driven past a store wondering if they have a certain item or what their store hours are. While I understand that it’s relatively easy to “Ask Siri” or “Hey Google,” I would much rather have the ability to just aim my phone at the store, hit a button,...
Is Moore’s Law for Mad Science Inevitable?
In 1996, Artificial Intelligence (AI) theorist Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote: “Our sole responsibility is to produce something smarter than we are; any problems beyond that are not ours to solve.” Nearly 20 years later Yudkowsky seemed to have something to say about people...
On the Shoulders of Giants: Retro art and imagining future transportation
As a futurist, I’ve become enamored with past visionaries and their gift for imagining the future. While some of their retro-futuristic visions may seem poorly conceived or even laughable, each of them had a gift for opening the door of possibilities into the magical...
Future of Hollywood: Post-COVID Storytelling
The COVID-19 pandemic has put pop culture on hold. What we’re facing is not just a summer without popcorn blockbusters, but a fall television season with many series put on hold in mid-stream (nearly literally) and an Oscar season devoid of contenders for those...
Is it Possible to Pandemic Proof Our World?
Given the source of COVID-19 and recent similar viral outbreaks, there’s no reason to think that another one won’t happen again – and sooner rather than later. Are we willing to do and spend what’s necessary to prevent another pandemic? From the data I’ve seen, it...
Is this the end of the shopping mall?
Huge shopping markets like the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul were around as early as 1455. Some of the Middle Eastern Souks have been in existence even longer. A Slice of Americana By comparison, we in North American are relative newcomers to the shopping mall concept. Our...
Can Social Media Survive? Is it Worth Saving?
Among most of my futurist friends, it’s common thinking that most future wars will be started as cyberwars. As we discuss this type of scenario, they begin as a series of attacks on critical infrastructure, with one country being severely undermined by state-sponsored...
