*If I didnt blog this, Id have to be put out to pasture and shot as a mercy. http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=14041 http://justinpickard.net/gonzo-futurist-manifesto.pdf () The gonzo futurist is a super-empowered hopeful individual Continue reading
Category Archives: Futurist
Syd Mead: A Hollywood Futurist With Roots in the Car Business
A rare retrospective of the artist's work, touching on themes he explored designing vehicles and settings for “Blade Runner,” “Aliens” and “Mission Impossible III,” is on view in Manhattan. Continue reading
Hazel Henderson: Reforming Markets, Metrics and Media
Futurist and evolutionary economist Hazel Henderson is president of Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil), author of nine books, a syndicated and author of over 200 articles in Harvard Business Review, New York Times and other publications. She has been profiled in Wired (were she was nominated as “one of the 50 people most likely to change the world”), Christian Science Monitor, Science and … Continue reading
BravinLee Programs Presents 'Future (Perfect)' Futurist Concept Designer Syd Mead (PHOTOS)
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Friction is Fiction: the future of business (Futurist
02-08-2011 11:13 This video summarizes the key messages of my 2009 book “Friction is fiction” (free PDF: free PDF at The bottom line is that in a networked and digital society we can no longer merely rely on FRICTION ie planned hurdles and carefully placed obstactles to enforce payments or otherwise get paid for something. Most traditional friction points – whether in media / content, communications / marketing or business and commerce – can now be easily bypassed (see free music streaming vs itunes, Youtube / Netflix vs cable-tv, whatsapp vs sms etc), and this trend will only accelerate. Continue reading
The Zeitgeist Movement – Futurists, Technology and Cultural Lag – Video
21-11-2011 13:51 ZDay 2010 London: Ben McLeish gives a lecture on futurists, the current state of technology and the culture lag holding us back from developing fully and equally as a global society. Part of the Zeitgeist Movement Z-Day 2010 lectures in central London. Includes: A look at the work of , Cyclical consumption, Planned Obsolescence, The Sci-Fi Factor, Walter Benjamin and the Shock of the New via Angelus Novus, Evolutionary History from RNA to now, A Resource Based Economy, The Work of Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows. Continue reading
Futurist Dubstep and DnB Presets for NI Massive VST Synth – Video
17-12-2011 15:59 Get the sounds here: Futurist Dubstep and DnB contains 50 patches and covers a wide range from aggressive, angry wobbles, growls and reeses, to sublime post-dubstep.sub basses. Continue reading
Dr Jack Bacon | Futurist – Video
07-03-2012 12:04 For more information on Dr. Jack Bacon call The Texas Speakers Bureau at 1.877.8-TALENT (1.877.882.5368) or visit Jack Bacon has often been called “A New Carl Sagan.” He is an internationally-known motivational speaker, a distinguished lecturer (emeritus) of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and one of the most requested speakers in the world for topics concerning technology and the factors that shape human society. A noted futurist and a technological historian, he has written three popular books entitled My Grandfathers’ Clock, My Stepdaughter’s Watch, and The Parallel Bang, with many thousands of copies sold of each. Continue reading
Futurist Ray Kurzweil – Suzanne Somers Breaking Through – Video
15-03-2012 08:56 Biotechnology, Nanotechnology? What will the future hold for our bodies and our brains Continue reading
Healthcare Futurist Jack Uldrich to Address Four Hospital Associations
Acclaimed healthcare futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver four keynote presentations to the Utah, Maryland, Maine and Mississippi Hospital Association's in the coming months. Uldrich will focus on future trends in healthcare as well as discuss the need for “unlearning.”Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 24, 2012 Popular keynote speaker, healthcare futurist, and … Continue reading
Broadband Futures and the Future of ICT: Futurist and Keynote Speaker Gerd Leonhard – Video
24-02-2012 02:34 This is the video with my entire keynote speech (67 minutes) from the Future with High Speed Broadband Conference in Auckland, New Zealand on February 23, 2012. Topics: Transformational Technologies and Creating new demand for ICT services – The Future of Broadband and ICT -, in detail: the coming telemedia convergence, the future of content in a hyper-connected society, social networks are cable TV without the cable, why open standards are crucial, why and how data is the new oil, how Control is being replaced by engagement and involvement, why sustainability becomes even more important, the shift from egosystems versus ecosystems, the new drivers of Innovation www.futurebroadband.co.nz You can download the slides via www.slideshare.net Continue reading
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Watch a Music Video of Chris Brown’s "Look at Me Now" Hilariously Made with MS Paint [Video]
Tell me the first thing that pops in your head when I say: yellow bottle sipping, shit look like a toupee and suicide doors. Got it? Now watch this MS Paint-created music video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now”. … Continue reading
The Massive Deep-Water Drill Rig That’s Searching for Cuban Black Gold [Video]
Despite the Deep Water Horizon fiasco, deep-water drilling remains one of the worlds’ primary sources of crude. And among deep drilling rigs, this 56,860 ton Scarabeo 9 is king. More »
The Cure : Lovesong [Video]
When I heard The Cure was playing a show in LA next week, I was so excited! …Until I also heard the show sold out in just under 45 seconds. Well shit, that’s staying on my bucket list. More »
That Weird Orbit Tower In London Is Now Completed [Architecture]
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Today’s Greatest Rap Producer Uses a Compaq Laptop and a Magazine Mousepad [Video]
Above, if you can see through all the weed smoke, you get a scene that’s something like the aftermath of a bad LAN party—clutter, shitty laptops, and monitors everywhere. But music’s being made in this budget-tech dungeon. More »