news from the future

30/05/2019 30/05/2019

3D printing might still change everything

3D printing still offers the potential for a revolution in the way we design, manufacture and buy goods. But it's not going to happen very soon.

21/05/2019 21/05/2019

Future Job: Algorithm Archaeologist

Algorithm archaeologists will help us dig through layers of complexity to understand the bias inherent in our systems and automated decisions

14/05/2019 14/05/2019

Predicting the future is all about time

Predicting what is going to happen is easy. The hard part is predicting when it is going to happen. This is the challenge of futurism.

01/05/2019 01/05/2019

Let's play Fear of the Future BINGO!

We all fear the future. But it's inbumbent on us to confront those fears with rationality and intelligence, nor fear and ignorance.

17/04/2019 17/04/2019

AI, data, and the future of decision making

10/04/2019 10/04/2019

Even giants fall

We have a sense that today's digital giants are unbeatable, but they are no more secure in their positions than the behemoths of old.

Archive Note

The archive of posts on this site has been somewhat condensed and edited, not always deliberately. This blog started all the way back in 2006 when working full time as a futurist was still a distant dream, and at one point numbered nearly 700 posts. There have been attempts to reduce replication, trim out some weaker posts, and tell more complete stories, but also some losses through multiple site moves - It has been hosted on Blogger, Wordpress, Medium, and now SquareSpace. The result is that dates and metadata on all the posts may not be accurate and many may be missing their original images.

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