The human space imperative
We have a strong, if mythic, assumption that humans will move into space and, eventually, hop through wormholes from galaxy […]
Space
Community, Events, Futures, Politics, Technology
State of the World
Time for the 11th annual Bruce Sterling/Jon Lebkowsky State of the World conversation on the WELL. This year we have
Media
David Levine
I literally grew up with David Levine’s caricatures; it never occurred to me that he was flesh and blood and
Business
John Mackey
The New Yorker has a good article about John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market. I worked for WFM around
Environment/Climate
Penguins, climate change, politics – short post (really)
Fen Montaigne has written a piece about penguins and climate change for the New Yorker. The magazine’s web site features
Community, Social Media
Conversation Prism
This isn’t anything new, but I’ve been appreciating Brian Solis’ Conversation Prism, and wanted to make sure I’d noted it
Design
Roadrunner
This is what you want to find under your Christmas tree – the hypercool Roadrunner trike, “designed to ride on
Futures
Another shaggy apocalypse story
I should say more about the “Collapse” preview I just posted – don’t want to mislead. For every pile of
Business, Community, Economy
The antithesis of holiday cheer: “Collapse”
“It’s not that Bernie Madoff was a pyramid scheme… the whole economy is a pyramid scheme!”
Environment/Climate, Science, Sustainability, Technology
Finding the forks in the road
Joel Makower considers four studies that explore the impact on business of climate change and related issues – the need
Environment/Climate
Water and waste
If you’re tired of worrying about climate change or the economy, you can start worrying about water pollution: an article
Design
Jeanne-Claude
Farewell to Jeanne-Claude, who with her husband and collaborator Christo produced high-concept major-scale aesthetic works in public places. [Link to
Sustainability
Thanksgiving dinner’s travels
Ben Paynter at Fast Company has a post on the hidden costs of Thanksgiving – many of you travel, and