A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Futurist Thomas Frey: Whatever happened to that young child you were not so many years ago?
As a baby, life was all about eating, sleeping, and dry diapers. Even though you are learning new things quickly, not much else really mattered.
Continue reading… “You will be a different person by the time you reach the end of this article”
Jeff Brunner offers this scathing critique of the values that the Disney Princesses teach girls. After the jump, you can view a response about what Disney teaches boys (would be princes).
Continue reading… “Sociological Deconstruction of the Disney Princesses”
I’m a bit like film director Robert Zemeckis who co-wrote the screenplay Back to the Future. I notice those little things that have disappeared, fond memories of my chilldhood, like service stations that actually had people who provided service.
Continue reading… “Altering Our Dependencies… one snip at a time”
Modeling some work out burkas.
Many women-only sports clubs and gyms in Saudi Arabia face closure under a government clampdown on unlicensed premises.
Women’s gyms have become popular in the ultra-conservative Muslim country where the sexes are heavily segregated.
But only clubs linked to medical groups can get licences and others will be closed.
Continue reading… “Saudis Clamp Down on Women’s Gyms”
The World Future Society has released a 10-page report forecasting more than 70 major global developments for the coming year and beyond. The OUTLOOK 2009 report examines the key trends in technology, the environment, the economy, international relations, etc., in order to paint a full and credible portrait of our likely future. Among the most provocative findings:
Continue reading… “Year 2030: Top Ten Predictions”
