Sam Kinsley

• Edge: WHAT'S NEXT? DISPATCHES ON THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE Edited by Max Brockman
  Scientific spectac-ulation "To generate this list of contributors, I approached some of today's leading scientists and asked them to name some of the rising stars in their respective disciplines: those who, in their research, are tackling some of science's toughest questions and raising new ones. The list that resulted amounts to a representative who's who of the coming generation of scientists." Scientists have all the 'answers'…
  (tags: future science futurism anticipation cosmopolitics forecasting speculation)
• 'The impending demise of the university' Don Tapscott ~ Edge 288
  "Changing the model of pedagogy for this generation is crucial for the survival of the university. If students turn away from a traditional university education, this will erode the value of the credentials universities award, their position as centers of learning and research, and as campuses where young people get a change to "grow up.""
  (tags: anticipation future university academic futurism pedagogy commentary socio-technical participatory_media participation education collaboration)
• Shoes With Built-in GPS For Alzheimer’s Patients
  Hmm. "“The technology will provide the location of the individual wearing the shoes within 30 feet, anywhere on the planet,” said Andrew Carle, an assistant professor at George Mason University who served as an advisor on the project."
  (tags: socio-technical urbancomputing ubicomp tagging technology surveillance biopolitics computing)

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