Jolting Technologies
There is a paradigm shift moving from accelerating technological change to jolting technological change. What is a jolt? The jolt…
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Geoengineering
We’ve been doing geoengineering, transforming our environment, since the beginning of human civilization. In the past many effects appeared only…
Programmable infrastructure
As we develop smart infrastructures for our societies, it will be necessary and natural to make them programmable. The programmability…
Young Disruption
What is the right age to introduce children to the disruptions hitting our society? Shouldn’t we, rather than talking to…
Memetic Ambitions
Memetics is the study of evolution of culture and ideas, in all their expressions. Science, technology, philosophy, all evolve, and…
Telepresence
What do you do when you have to speak at two conferences in distant cities at the same time? If…
Digital Governance
In the 21st century, all regulations and all governance should either be or aim to be digital, as soon as…
Going to Space
Aren’t we spoiled that just 50 years after the Moon landing many of us pretend that space travel should be…
Dangerous Demagoguery
Our decreasing ability to interpret the world makes us insecure, anguished, and vulnerable. If we meet somebody who says “Don’t worry. Yes, there…