I’ve been thinking about the future of robotics, artificial intelligence (also known as A.I.) and the future of sports. I’m a futurist and can’t help it. When I talk to people about the future of these things, people are pretty fearful of it. They worry that robots will take our jobs and that A.I. will get so smart ...
This Week in the Future: Humans 1, Technology 0 (Or: Watching the Boston Red Sox in Palm Springs)
on 11.8.12
This week finds me in Chicago visiting my family. Go Bears! I’m not a huge Bears fan, but I’m from the West Coast, where football is a religion like it is in other places in America. Plus, when in Rome…I’ve roped my family into helping with the column this week. My family is more suited for this type of work than ...
This Week in the Future: All Tomorrow’s Catastrophes
on 11.4.12
Each week, Team Shelly Palmer sends me a prompt for this column, focusing on a topical event or idea, which I then explore in regards to the future. This past week, the last week of October 2012, I received no prompt. I hadn’t really expected to. It’s been a hard week on the east coast of America. Hurricane Sandy made a ...
This Week in the Future: All the World’s a Screen…
on 10.25.12
The week of October 21, 2012 found TV, radio and the Internet abuzz with screens. Apple launched its not-so-secret iPad mini to a chorus of gushing admiration, or a collective “meh” depending upon which side of the fence you stand. National Public Radio’s Morning Edition embarked a week-long series of daily stories ...
This Week in the Future: Thousands and Thousands of Makers
on 10.24.12
Maker culture is moving from a small movement to the mainstream. There is no better proof of this than the attendance figures at the Maker Faire. Created in 2006 as a gathering for the MAKE magazine crowd, the Maker Faire is held in over 20 cities worldwide, with the flagship faire in the Bay Area, which pulls in more than ...
This Week in the Future: Maker Culture: Movement or Mainstream?
on 10.18.12
Are you a Maker? Do you know a Maker? Do you know what a Maker is? There has been a lot of attention recently around Maker Culture. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with the NYC Economic Development Corporation, proclaimed the week of September 24-30, 2012 as "Maker Week." Wired Magazine's October cover features ...
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