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It seems that the reasons for having a child in China are changing, according to a recent study done by a Beijing research firm....
In a blogpost on CNET's Alpha, we learn about Michael Schumacher, a German Formula 1 racer, being penalized after his car's telemetry showed that he...
Thanks to all members that were able to join us last week at the Tech Horizons Spring Exchange--Beyond the Horizon: Science & Technology in Ten,...
How nice! We all (IFTF and many of you supporting-member companies) have been conducting ethnographic research for years. In the June 5, 2006...
Couple short posts: Peder writes about it at We Make Money Not Art; Christine Peterson talks about (and gently disagrees with) our nano forecast....
At tonight's Technology Horizons conference, Larry Smarr gave a terrific talk on the history and future of telepresence-- i.e., systems that...
Yet another data-point on the relationship between fabrication technologies, design, and education. It's weird how you sometimes see clusters of...
For those out there who spend time on Second Life, you are well aware of the addictiveness of Tringo and its pervasiveness within the virtual world....
I've got the Technology Horizons conference this week, so I'm focused on that and almost nothing else. I'll return to Ten Year Forecast stuff next...
"As I mentioned a few weeks ago, last year we were asked by the U.K. Government
As part of IFTF Tech Horizons' ongoing research on the future of mathematics, abundant computing, and lightweight infrastructure, I discovered the...
A few days ago in my future of manufacturing piece, I speculated that in a future of flexible, rapid manufacturing, gaming skills might prove useful...
I recently finished a revised version of the magazine article on the future of personal fabrication technologies. It's now off to the editors, but I...
"It's always exciting at IFTF when several of the trends we're following intersect in a delightful moment of innovation. Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
I recently returned from the 3rd annual meeting on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management where I gave a paper I wrote on how...
One of our examples in our Perspective on transdisciplinarity is AuthorMap, a project by the Visualization and Information Retrieval at Drexel. Their...
Another version of the article I've been working on, thinking about the future of personal fabrication technologies. Upon mature reflection, it's...
I recently had a short, interesting exchange with Yale designer Jessica Helfand on scrapbooks, baby blogs, and the future of public and private...
via SmartMobs and originally Digital Chosunilbo,
Today I picked up the local Palo Alto paper at the coffee shop across the street and ran into a great example of lightweight infrastructure being...
Kevin Kelly will give the closing keynote at the upcoming Tech Horizons Conference May 23-25. Kevin is currently sharing his book-in-progress on his...