Kevin Kelly and Brian Eno’s “Unthinkable Futures” “This list of unthinkable futures — probabilities we tend to dismiss without thinking — was published 15 years ago in the Summer, 1993 issue of Whole Earth Review. Our intent was less to correctly predict the future (thus the silliness) and more to pr (tags: future [...]

Charlie’s Diary: The future, today (maybe) “What kind of society are we likely to get if it turns out that yes, we’re hitting peak oil round about now, but that it’s possible to process random junk biomass into crude oil for $100 a barrel, and $1000 will buy you a machine that you plug [...]

The Pentagon Enlists Social Scientists to Study Security Issues – NYTimes.com “the Pentagon has started an ambitious and unusual program to recruit social scientists and direct the nation’s brainpower to combating security threats like the Chinese military, Iraq, terrorism and religious fundamentalism.” (tags: academic social sociology social_anthropology governance

Daisy Ginsberg : The Future of Money “Would you trade Alzheimer’s for breast augmentation or a luxury cruise? With an ageing population and an overextended NHS, you may find yourself alone, geriatric and diseased in your home, discovering new forms of “Care in the Community”, ordering your (tags: futurism futurology design [...]