[Editor's note: Because we just celebrated Thanksgiving and because today is a holiday for most people, I will keep this week's newsletter short. I have also taken the liberty of changing my "thinks" to "thanks" this week. Here are five breakthroughs or innovations for which I am grateful.) Thanks #1: I am thankful for all [...]
Editor's note: With Thanksgiving now less than a week away, I would like to take a moment and thank all of you for subscribing to this newsletter. I hope all of you have a Blessed Thanksgiving and an even better future. Jack U. P.S. My latest book, "A Smarter Farm: How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize [...]
Think: Later today, I will be sitting down with Forbes to do an interview on the topic of "The future of wealth." My thinking on this subject may surprise you. My thoughts can be found in this piece on The Future of Wealth, but the gist of it is this: "Wealth" in the near future will [...]
If society is to prosper long-term, many of us--myself included--will need to redefine our definition of wealth. I say this not as some left-leaning, anti-capitalist, I say it as a professional futurist who is deeply concerned about the current trajectory of contemporary society. In my pursuit of attempting to understand the future, I spend a [...]
Think: I found this short article, The Mega-trends that Will Shape Our Future World, to be very insightful. My favorite category was "Innovation to Zero" by which the author means that crime, disease, hunger and pollution will all move in the direction of zero in the near future. Think Again: This Harvard Business Review article, [...]
Think Optimistically: Marc Andressen has written a long (5,000 words) but important article entitled The Techno-Optimist Manifesto. While I can't say I agree with everything in the paper, I am in general agreement that there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the future. I also agree that technology holds the biggest key to [...]
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Think Fast: A new robot can now search for solar materials 14X faster. This is yet another reason solar power may continue to grow faster than many pundits in the energy industry expect. Think Faster: Researchers from Pohang University of Science & Technology have unveiled a groundbreaking technique to amplify the energy storage capacity of [...]
Think: Currently, two major labor strikes are taking place in the U.S.--autoworkers and Hollywood screenwriters (and actors). What do both strikes have in common? Answer: The workers are worried about technology's impact on their wages and their livelihood. The Economist recently published an interesting opinion piece on AI's future impact on jobs. The results were [...]
Think: If you want to think better--and, really, who doesn't--read this article on the importance of handwriting. Even in the age of laptops, keyboards and voice recorders, I've long been an avid writer of handwritten notes. I scribble notes in the margins of books, jot things down by longhand at conferences, why I even still [...]
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