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The Future
No More Movies: The Future of Entertainment
Let’s consider a thought-provoking possibility for the future of storytelling: no more movies. Not because...
Why H.G. Wells Would Be Great in Your Next Workshop
"The War of the Worlds" (1953) theatrical release posterThe War of the Worlds is surprisingly...
From Godzilla to Fallout — The Evolution of Nuclear Storytelling
I recently watched House of Dynamite (2024), the first nuclear film I’ve seen in a...
The Doomsday Clock as a Warning and Scenario Planning Tool
Production still from the film Godzilla (1954)My high school physics teacher had a knack for...
Back in My Day: How Every Generation’s Gadgets Redefined the Game
Adobe Stock ImageEvery generation has its hallmark technological shift—that moment society collectively goes, "Wait, you...
Mirror, Mirror in the Machine: Why We’re Wired to Believe in AI
It feels like we’ve slipped into a sci-fi fever dream. We ask AI what to...
Hofstadter’s Law and the Humbling Reality of Making Plans
There’s a little law you may not know by name, but you’ve surely felt it...
Maybe we are already living in the future?
A Waymo car on the street in San Francisco in 2023During a business trip to...
Retrofuturism: Creating Tomorrow’s Worlds with Yesterday’s Dreams
"Retrofuturism" refers to a cultural and artistic movement that explores the aesthetics of how past...
An Evolution of Digital Influencers: Max Headroom to Noonoouri
Press Image of Max Headroom, "television's first computer generated celebrity"Last month, a CGI (computer-generated imagery)...
Me and my avatar, an ancient idea that formed our digital other
An avatar of me that I created in 2022 using ReadyPlayerMe to participate in a...