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 has been covering the “grand challenges” we face as a society in a series of articles, videos and graphics. We polled a panel of people […]
Rethinking Knowledge in the Internet Age
The Institution of Knowledge in the Digital Environment An important book review by David Weinberger a senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society The networking of knowledge does not achieve the aims traditional knowing has set for itself. It is settled only within a community of believers — and not all communities […]
A.I. and Cities: Platform Design, Algorithmic Reason and Urban Geopolitics
How cities may evolve in relation to computationally-rich algorithmic perception, sensation, cognition and physical automation. In this wide-ranging lecture, professor of Digital Design Benjamin Bratton outlines how cities may evolve in relation to computationally-rich algorithmic perception, sensation, cognition and physical automation. This presentation is a must view for anyone interested in a rich interdisciplinary […]