The Space Elevator: Not Just Science Fiction

Posted: March 6th, 2009 | Author: Steve | Filed under: Technology | Tags: IFTF, linkedin, Science, space, space elevator | View Comments

The appropriately-named Institue for the Future, a future forecasting and trend research think tank, held its first co-working session last Friday, and I jumped on the chance to attend. Not only have I been looking for good places to co-work, so I can be around intelligent, like-minded people, but I am a big fan of IFTF, which is one of two organizations in the Bay area dedicated to helping companies navigate the future (the other being Global Business Network). And, if you know me…I’m all about the future.

Technology Explodes

Posted: June 4th, 2008 | Author: Steve | Filed under: Technology | Tags: Computing, DIY, future, Information, Makers, Making, Rapid Prototyping, Science | View Comments

There has recently been a confluence of extremely interesting news floating about in the past week, leading to some really mind-blowing conclusions:

• Scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil has been everywhere in the past few weeks, speaking about how the exponential compounding of information will lead to an explosion of new technologies, covering all spectrums from medicine to computing, and it’s going to happen much sooner than most people think. What he is saying is very profound when you combine it with the next two bits…