Daily Archives: March 12, 2014

Space Exploration as Architecture

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Architecture and design magazine Uncube has a new issue out today and it's all about outer space. Naturally, there's plenty of retro-futurism.

Some highlights from the issue include:

So what is the vision for an object in space? The closing sequence of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, where the protagonist Dave Bowman [Keir Dullea] ends up in a Louis XVI bedroom, was alien, inexplicable and disturbing for me to watch much more so than if it had been something that we perceive as a "space environment" as represented by Hollywood today. You mentioned that the future becomes what we project upon it as far as I'm concerned there are very few examples in which someone predicted the future and that's exactly how it happened.

It was not until the break-up of the Soviet Union that her architect colleagues learned of her role in what must be one of the unusual architectural challenges: Balashova designed dwellings that were beyond the laws of gravity. For this talented artist, the goal that the Russian Constructivists agonised over an architecture floating free above the ground was everyday routine.

By the early 1950s space travel was part of everyday popular culture. The golden age of space travel arrived before space travel actually became a reality. In the two decades following World War II, fuelled largely by post-war optimism combined with faith in technology and engineering, the possibility of space flight took a firm hold of the public imagination. References to rockets and space travel were everywhere, from television and movies to literature and comic books, toys and games, bubble gum and breakfast cereal.

The issue also has plenty of future-future features on space travel. You can check them out at uncubemagazine.com.

Image: 1984 waterocolor painting of the Mir space station by Galina Balashova via Uncube magazine

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Preview: Visual Futurist : Mankind & The Conquest Of Space – Video

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Preview: Visual Futurist : Mankind The Conquest Of Space
My personal project that was inspired by the greatest human achievement in the 60 #39;s. (Project Apollo) This would be an attempt to re-live such days of optimi...

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Tory Starbuck on Andre’s Pit discussing politics and performing a lobotomy with Futurist Manifesto – Video

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Tory Starbuck on Andre #39;s Pit discussing politics and performing a lobotomy with Futurist Manifesto
Dinner Party at Andre #39;s in 1988 for his St. Louis cable television show. Tory talks about communism and America with Andre #39;s son. Muzik and theatre crept int...

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Futurist Radial Menu in JavaFX – Video

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Done using JavaFX and RadialFX project. Check out https://github.com/MrLoNee/RadialFx and http://www.mrlonee.com !

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Futurist Jack Uldrich to Address Future Trends in Healthcare at Optum in Dallas, TX

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 12, 2014

Following a well-received presentation to the American Medical Association in Washington, DC, last week, Futurist Jack Uldrich will deliver a keynote address to Optum leaders and employees on Wednesday, March 12th in Dallas, Texas. Uldrichs presentation, Why Future Trends in Healthcare Demand Unlearning Today, will aid Optum in honing in on their three key drivers of transformative change: engaging the consumer, aligning care delivery and modernizing the health system infrastructure.

Chosen for his engaging style and informative views on health care, Jack Uldrich has also delivered presentations to the American Academies of Audiology and Neurology, Alcetel-Lucent/Verizon Forum on Wireless Healthcare, United Healthcare, IASIS Healthcare, Allina Hospitals, The Healthcare Trustees of New York, St. Jude Medical, and healthcare associations throughout the U.S. (A sample of his discussions on healthcare can be seen in this CNBC clip.)

His presentation for Optum, which is based on his two most recent books, "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow" and "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future" as well as his popular article, "Top Ten Trends in Healthcare," will discuss how continued advances in information technologies, biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, genomics, regenerative medicine, social networking and "Big Data" will radically transform the healthcare industry in the decade ahead.

Throughout the speech Uldrich will also focus on why these trends will demand unlearning and discuss why participants must embrace the concept of unlearning in order to achieve future success. He will conclude by reviewing specific habits, customs, beliefs and ideas that healthcare professionals canand mustunlearn. His goal is to ensure his message of unlearning remains with his audience at Optum for years to come.

Uldrich also addresses a number of major, non-healthcare-related corporations on the topic of unlearning including PepsiCo, Cisco, IBM, WiPro, Guardian Life Insurance and General Electric.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Uldrich is a renowned global healthcare futurist, best-selling author, editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.schoolofunlearning.com.

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