We asked experts from the world of science and technology to describe the societal challenges that they think matter in 2017 and beyond. Over the past month, Future Now […]
Form, Substance and Difference
A seminal essay by Gregory Bateson – From Steps to an Ecology of Mind. The unit of survival is a flexible organism-in-its-environment Now, let me leave evolution for a moment to […]
What should humans do? – Bruce Sterling’s SXSW 2017 keynote
A brilliant, acerbic audio presentation on the possibilities of Universal Basic Income – by a futurist, journalist and science fiction writer. This year, Bruce addresses himself to the idea […]
Every attempt to manage academia makes it worse
Management by measurement in all domains, inevitably leads to side-effects at best and antithetical results at worst. The problem is a well-known one, and indeed one we have discussed […]
Why Complexity is Different
A short interesting exploration of Complexity A better framework for understanding values and living systems. Yaneer Bar-Yam – Complex systems scientist studying social and economic systems, president of the New England Complex […]