"We are either ministers of the sacred or slaves to evil." This quote from Rabbi Abraham Heschel has resonated with me since I read it a few days ago. As a professional futurist, I am finding it increasingly difficult to speak about the future without publicly acknowledging my faith in a Higher Power. I [...]
This past May 1st, I indicated I intended to take my career in a new direction. It is now time for me to begin moving in this direction in earnest. I have struggled with what precisely this direction should be and, to be honest, I suspect I will take countless more twists and turns during [...]
There is no shortage of intelligent, competent and insightful professional futurists. Amy Webb, for example, describes herself as the “quantitative futurist,” Micheal Rogers refers to himself as the “practical futurist,” and James Pethokoukis uses the moniker the “conservative futurist.” I am sure other futurists use similar descriptors to distinguish their work from that of their [...]
The Future Beyond the Future Today is January 1, 2025. This past May 1st, I indicated I was taking my career in a new direction. It is now time for me to begin moving in this direction in earnest. I have struggled with what precisely this direction should be and, to be honest, I [...]
Think Seriously: Ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt says "We need to seriously think about unplugging AI." I want to be clear that Schmidt is not suggesting we shut down AI right now. Rather, he is making the case that society must put in place stringent safeguards that will allow society to shut down AI if [...]
Think: This week, I am closing out the year with speaking engagements to the Minnesota Wild Rice Council and Indiana Farm Bureau on trends impacting the agriculture industry. For all of you in the industry, here is my annual article on the Top Farming and Agricultural Trends of 2025. Think Again: Sal Khan, creator of [...]
The greatest change today is the rate of change itself. The world is accelerating and the implications of technological change will be profound. Nowhere is this more clear than in the field of farming. Below are twelve trends I expect to continue to transform the agricultural industry in the year ahead. Satellite Technology: On [...]
Think Healthy: Wired recently published an article titled “Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life”. If you’ve been paying attention to what Apple has been up to this shouldn’t be a surprise. From the Apple Watch monitoring your heart rate and notifying people of irregularities to Airpods being used as hearing aides, Apple [...]
Think: I was in Montana yesterday speaking to the farm industry and, as I was preparing my talk, my reverse mentor flagged this article for me: Growing Plants and Silk-Coated Seeds: How MIT Is Developing the Future of Farming. It is honestly one of the better articles I've read on the future of the agricultural sector [...]
Think: We have all heard the old saying about there being no need to "reinvent the wheel." Well, apparently there is and researchers in South Korea have quite literally reinvented the wheel and it may soon have some practical applications--especially for people in wheelchairs. The wheels go from solid to fluid when they encounter impediments and [...]
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