Not a vacation. World Stompers. We used to call ourselves drifters, or freaks, but “stompers” works just as well. Stompers are young, nomadic travelers having a great deal of fun meandering around the world, hanging out, partying in run-down grass shacks in exotic places, hooking up with each other, paying attention to the local scene, while ignoring boundaries.

Futurism. Video is the future of learning. Future of X is a series of 36 lectures on the future that I produced on YouTube for China Mobile, where X equals anything from flying cars to genetic engineering.. I write in order to think. I often begin thinking with a post written on my blog, The Technium. I cover technology and conceptual news, and I …

Dec 27, 2024 · Get When Breath Becomes Air. When Breath Becomes Air is Paul Kalanithi’s memoir written as he faced a terminal cancer diagnosis at age 36, just as he was completing his neurosurgical residency at Stanford.In it, he examines his journey from doctor to patient, grappling with questions of what makes life meaningful in the face of death.

Shortest version. Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired, an award-winning magazine he co-founded Wired in 1993. He is co-chair of The Long Now Foundation, a membership organization that champions long-term thinking.He is founder of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years. He is also the author of …

Apr 18, 2024 · Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I had a whole book of bits.

Summary. From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives

Cool Tools. Five years ago I started a free weekly newsletter, called Recomendo, which delivers 6 very short recommendations each week on Sunday morning.Over 53,000 subscribers get recommendations of great tools, fabulous apps, cool stuff we are watching or …

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Oct 15, 2010 · Summary “More thriller than primer, this is the best technology book I have ever read.” — Nicholas Negroponte, author of Being Digital. In this provocative book, one of today’s most respected thinkers turns the conversation about technology on its head by viewing technology as a natural system, an extension of biological evolution.

Networking on the Network, Free I know of no better guide to becoming a researcher than this book, which exists only online. Written by a professor to help his PhD students learn how to network and develop their professional skills, it is great advice for anyone who wants to create a place for themselves in the information economy.