Hello Reader, One thing that all futurists have in common is a driving curiosity about the future. We want to know how things are going to advance in technology, health, life extension, reproduction, society, law, economics, etc. In general, most futurists work to make accurate predictions about this future and share those predictions with the world. I got my start in futurism doing this kind of work. It took the...Continue Reading
Hello Reader, Everyone keeps saying that this is one of the most divisive times in history. Divisive yes, but in the context of the brutal history of humanity, this is a time that is certainly less divisive than the average. World War I and WWII combined resulted in over 87 million deaths. Now that’s divisive. Yet our experience is that we are being torn apart by radically different views of...Continue Reading
Hello Reader, For the great expanse of human history most of us have lived lives that stretch from day to day with little change. When disruption came, it was likely existential – war, famine, drought, earthquakes etc., bringing an end to the day-to-day world and often to life itself. Today we live in the age of disruption. Changes are accelerating and stacking up in layers of complexity such that we...Continue Reading
Hello Reader, Are you ready to Bold.ly reimagine human life on this planet? I feel we all want to answer “yes” to that question. After all, isn’t that the right answer? Isn’t that what’s needed now? But for some of us, considering how seemingly hard it is to make even small changes, reimagining human society, culture, government, economics and… all of it’s daunting at best and sometimes frankly overwhelming. We’re just...Continue Reading
Hello Reader, In the desert of Southeastern Utah the sand itself is alive. There is a crust made up of cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, and other tiny organisms that protect the soil against erosion, retain moisture and help the grasses and bushes to keep a foothold in the sand. The National Park Service warns: “Don’t Bust the Crust! It’s Alive!” This past weekend I had the great pleasure...Continue Reading
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