Thursday, January 31, 2008

Future of Technology Jan. 2008

A general futurist look at how linear, exponential and discontinuous growth is shaping the future of technology and what may be expected in key areas such as hardware, software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, life extension and virtual worlds. This is the Jan. 2008 update to the similar file dated Oct. 2007.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Future of Technology

A general futurist look at how linear, exponential and discontinuous growth is shaping the future of technology and what may be expected in key areas such as hardware, software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, life extension and virtual worlds.

Virtual Worlds Overview

An overview of the metaverse and how virtual worlds have become routine for business, academic and government use. The demographics, activities and advanced applications of virtual worlds.

Virtual Worlds Economy

A definition of virtual world asset classes, the virtual worlds ecosystem and the attendant accounting, valuation, taxation and legal issues that arise in virtual world economics.

Nexus of Biology and Computing

A look at how biologically-inspired models are supplementing traditional linear computational methodologies

Imagining the Internet

An interview with the Elon University Pew Trust project Imagining the Internet

Futurist review of The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil

A futurist review of the book The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil