A teaser for the October 27-29, 2009 NMC Symposium on the Future http://www.nmc.org/2009-future-symposium
The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future, the fourteenth in the NMCs Series of Virtual Symposia, will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond.
All images from flickr creative commons (see credits).
Music credit "Caper" ccmixter by Gurdonark http://ccmixter.org/files/gurdonark/20365
Video created by Alan Levine http://cogdogblog.com/
Our future requires considered thought and actions that acknowledge the basic need to make money and be profitable. No matter how much you wish it to be, no one will work for free OR work hard if there is no reward for your efforts.
jeepvideo 2 years ago
At 5:28 the video states that the future is what we make of it. True - for both versions of the future you show.
One thought, the negative possibilities you show can happen even with the wind turbines and solar cells you use to show the "correct" path.
Solar cells are based on semiconductor technology - something that uses many dangerous chemicals and "earth polluting" processes. Wind turbines only generate energy while the wind is blowing - something that isn't always guaranteed.
jeepvideo 2 years ago
Thank you for using my song "Caper" in this video. I like the message of hope you've put across with these images. it looks like a fun symposium!
gurdonark 2 years ago