2. The Second Law of Zero: CommunicationWhether filled with priceless data or raw sewage, the digital pipes of our future will be almost infinitely wide and relatively free…Aug 9Aug 9
1. The First Law of Zero: ComputingContinue the weekly serialization of “A Brief History of a Perfect Future,” we discuss how to imagine that computing power will be free.Jul 24Jul 24
The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Build ItWe’re serializing the audio & text of “A Brief History of a Perfect Future: Inventing the world we can proudly leave to our kids by 2050.”Jul 16Jul 16
The Power of Making a Third List: Lessons from Chicago’s Riverwalk on Shaping the FutureWhile not all of us will lead transform cities or redirect rivers, each of us has unique power to shape the aspects of the future.Feb 13Feb 13
Enhancing the Reading Experience: Bridging Authors and Readers via AI GuidesCan AI guides offer personalized, interactive ways to explore, learn, and apply an author’s hard-earned work?Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
5 Reasons To Be An OptimistThere’s a lot to be gloomy about. Even pop music is getting gloomier. Here are 5 reasons to meet the gloom — and beat it — with optimism.Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
Solving Climate Change by 2050: Renewable Energy is Critical But Not Enough (Part 3)Getting to 100% net-zero electricity by 2050 would eliminate 27% of all current carbon emissions. That’s critical—but not enough.Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Solving Climate Change by 2050: What Might a Prime Minister Greta Thunberg Celebrate by 2050?A narrative of what success could look like by 2050, based on the science and technology capabilities enabled by our human creativity.Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Here’s How We Can (Mostly) Solve Climate Change By 2050 (Part 1)World leaders are muddling towards COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference later this month in Glasgow. We can do better. Here’s how.Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
Who Will Be the World’s First Climate Trillionaire?Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani are on my shortlist of people positioned to VERY well by doing VERY good through addressing climate change.Oct 5, 20211Oct 5, 20211
