Research Notes

Software Quality vs. Screen Size

The energy, effort, funds, and intelligence of the world's software engineers are increasingly being focused on micro-apps. After all, as everyone knows, that's where the...

Looking Further: Neal Stephenson

Almost all great leaps in science and technology seem to be foreshadowed in great works of science fiction. For that reason, we bring the best writers of science fiction to...

Jeff Bezos in His Prime

How far will Amazon go, and in which directions? We all want to know, and no one seems to. It might help if we try to track this bipolar axis, starting with Jeff and...

Asia Letter, Q3 2014

More often than not, the trends and investments happening in Asia take months or years to show up in volume in the US. Certainly this is true for hydrogen infrastructure...

Commercial Surveillance

Which are you more concerned about spying on you and your data: national intelligence agencies or corporations? If national intelligence agencies have access to virtually...

Learning from the Leaders: Michael Dell and Mark Hurd

One of the most enjoyable benefits I get from my work is the chance to talk with some of the great technology and business leaders of our time. In my view, our members...

FiRe 2014 in Review

Each year we wrestle with the question of how best to bring the life-changing experiences of the Future in Review Conference to all of our members. This week’s issue is...

Special Letter: Decoding DNA – The Other 97%, in Real Time

This week's issue is an absolute Must Read for anyone interested in the future of genetics, healthcare, biomedicine, and related issues. If you need to understand how DNA...

The Real Security Problem: People

​The collapse of the old-style security firms that we predicted a few months ago is now well under way, with the largest of these talking publicly about the demise of their...

Special Letter: The Second Internet Revolution - Bringing Democracy Up to Speed

This week’s issue describes how we might bring elections and voting into the 21st century, enabling increased fairness and objectivity in the ongoing struggle for real...
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