Hi Futurists! Thanks for joining LAFS - Talk. I am looking forward to making new friends and learning lots of great things on this list. Here's a quick list...
Hi Futurists, Here's my intro, in case others want to do one too.... I'm president of the ASF, a nonprofit that studies accelerating technological change. I...
Hi Futurists, A few of us moderators (Bino and Iveta and I) have recently been thinking about how to craft our salon format to ramp up attendance. Our goal is...
From my personal "SPIN" is just "SIN" with a P for Persuasion added (or Patter or Presumption or Patina or Phooey or...) files: British Petroleum has unveiled...
Wow, truth is more bizarre than fiction here. I love Bernadette Del Chiaro's summary. BP is just "green-washing their dirty laundry." Unless they start rolling...
Great observations Prime. Every existing infrastructure system brings its own inertia, and ways forward become what the innovation studies people call "path...
I'm sure many of you have seen the Jeffery Han Multitouch demo on the web/Youtube. A touchscreen that lets you use all fingers at once and gestures to do...
I had pretty much the same reaction when I read this story earlier this week. I would've given BP the benefit of the doubt if they'd included one or more...
Interesting post and follow-up from John about challenges in currently underdeveloped countries. I see it most prominently in our centralized electric grid...
As I've said many times before, I have enough trouble juggling my first life to indulge in a second. However, the fact that humanity's foibles are wrecking...
"Open House: Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living envisions the house of the future as a place for new spatial experiences, new systems of...
Sounds fun! What dates work well? ... http://www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-design14apr14,0,5809998.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels...
Hey guys -- I sent this a week ago and I just realized it never came out the other end... PJ The latest: Leslie Marcus, from the programs dept. at Art Center...
The latest: Leslie Marcus, from the programs dept. at Art Center (626-396-2306) called back. The May 17th event IS happening: Thursday, May 17, 7:30 pm - Free...
Is RSVPing required, and which hall is it at? For those interested in going, should we do a dinner beforehand in old town pasadena? Leslie Marcus, from the...
All I know is what the site says: http://artcenter.edu/openhouse/programs/openhouse_programs.html In connection with Open House: Architecture and Technology...
While I'd love to go and normally would've stepped up to help organize, I'm leaving for the Bahamas early on Thurs 5/17/07 and won't be able to make it. I'll...
Hi Futurists! Big News: Iveta has gotten a job at Google HQ in the HR dept, so she and I will be moving to Mountain View, CA in July. I'm excited about the ...
I'm sending this to two of the smaller lists, so excuse any repeats. What if we put together a group of a dozen moderators and each of us took one month for...
I can do 1 month. But I need to know a few months in advance. Also keep in mind that it doesn't have to be speaker oriented. Some of our most successful ...
Hi, everyone! Sorry for the mass e-mail, but my friend Chris Denson recently told me he's able to put people's stuff onto European cable -- if you've ever...
Before I figure out a venue, and just how much popcorn to bring, how many here would be interested in a viewing of the movie "Future By Design"? I bought it ...
How many Los Angelenos went to see "Next Nature" last night? Billed as "More than 25 visionary statements from artists, scientist, designer, filmers,...
Fascinating PJ! Thanks so much for the summary. Felt like I was there. Thank you for posting it to the LAFuturists Event List as well. I love your insights...
http://www.mfoundation.org/Aging2008/promote/Aging2008PressRelease.html Methuselah Foundation Announces Aging 2008 at UCLA Have you ever dreamed of climbing...
