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Anticipating combinations (again)
Dear Futurists, If we just use a single tool to explore future possibilities, we’re likely to blinker ourselves. No one description – no one analytical framework – can do full justice to the rich complexity of what might lie ahead. … Continue reading
Tracking, hacking, uploading: tomorrow for good?
Dear Futurists, 1.) Apps that track: what should we expect? TOMORROW (Sat 9th May) London Futurists is trying something different tomorrow (Saturday 9th May). Rather than having a formal panel discussing topics in front of a virtual audience – the … Continue reading
Finding the best perspective
Dear Futurists, 1.) “Point of view is worth 80 IQ points” That’s one of the principles identified by distinguished computer science pioneer Alan Kay. For example, consider how much easier long multiplication and division becomes when you switch from Roman … Continue reading
There’s more to politics than next month’s election
Dear Futurists, Over the next few weeks, the UK is going to witness lots of heated discussions about political expediency. After all, politics, famously, is “the art of the possible”. With more information being shared online in real time than … Continue reading
London Futurists news, 30 Aug 2018
Dear Futurists, The future seems to be hotting up – I see more and more interest in serious discussions about how to anticipate and shape our future. Here’s a few things that have caught my attention. As usual, feel free … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, algorithms, Battle of Ideas, Carl Miller, Democracy, driverless cars, Education, GlobalNet21, Green GB Week, London Futurists, LonFut, Mark O'Connell, newsletter, Sugata Mitra, The AI Talks, The Death of the Gods, To Be A Machine, Transhumanism, Transvision
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London Futurists news, 3 Aug 2018
Dear Futurists 1.) Digital Dictatorship vs. Democracy, Mon 6 Aug The algorithms employed in present-day digital technology have been found guilty from time to time of biases, prejudices, and weird misunderstanding – sometimes with serious consequences. But as futurists, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Anastasia Dedyukhina, BIO Agency, Brian Klaas, CGP Grey, Democracy, driverless cars, ESTCON2018, Funzing, Great Debate, HEALES, Homo Distractus, ILA, LonFut, longevity, newsletter, Nic Cheeseman, Nick Bostrom, SENS, Superintelligence, Sustainable Superabundance, Thinking Box
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Call for speakers: “Advice from 2023”
Dear Futurists, On the afternoon of Thursday 14th June, at London’s ExCeL centre, London Futurists will be hosting a Futurist Summit as part of TechXLR8. The theme of the Summit will be “Advice from 2023”. I’m writing to ask for … Continue reading
London Futurists news, 8 Nov 2017
Dear Futurists, Please find below news of some forthcoming events that may interest you. 1.) The Great Debate – Sat 25th Nov London Futurists is happy to be a partner of the Great Debaters Club in support of the “Great Debaters … Continue reading
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Tagged AI Europe, Aubrey de Grey, Fast Future, Funzing, Great Debate, healthspan, London Futurists, LonFut, newsletter, Stephen Minger, The Singularity, Transvision, TV Chosun
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