The Vanishing Present: 250 Things That Will Disappear from Our Lives by 2040
The Vanishing Present: 250 Things That Will Disappear from Our Lives by 2040 We’re living amid the final generation of everyday artifacts—steering wheels, cash, and keys—soon to vanish in the age of automation and AI. We stand at a peculiar moment in...
The Future of Libraries – 2035
The Future of Libraries – 2035 Upon entering, patrons are welcomed by a holographic AI receptionist ready to assist with anything they need. I wrote my first column on the future of libraries in 2004, a time when many people were predicting libraries were going...
In Search of Anomaly Zero: Why We’re Fighting Tomorrow’s Disasters with Yesterday’s Tools
In Search of Anomaly Zero: Why We’re Fighting Tomorrow’s Disasters with Yesterday’s Tools Anomaly Zero marks the theoretical first detectable spark of a threat, pushing early warning systems closer to the true origin point of a disaster. How Moving...