One of the central conceits of the Internet is that once something is published, it is out in public forever. This is so basic an idea that sitcom characters were joking about back in 1996 (1996!). But in the post-Snowden age, there is greater interest in being able to limit the data shared on the…
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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. 2013 is on pace to become the first year ever in which the number of US paid TV subscriptions drops. The phenomenon is driven in part by the emergence of “cord nevers,” consumers who have never subscribed to paid television programming…
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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. Slate suggests that a combination of Uber-like car services and autonomous electric vehicles could drastically change cities. Chinese researchers, using data from the Twitter-like social network Weibo, found that anger spreads more readily through social networks than joy, sadness, or disgust. In the World…
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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. More than 200 US colleges are offering their students the opportunity to take an SAT-style test after graduation, to demonstrate their acquired thinking and communication skills to potential employers. Separating the the pricey educational credential from the cheap employment credential may…
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