Hope for the Human Future

I’m having fun at Caltech – teaching my course on “The World in 2050,” having dinner with friends and colleagues, meeting for coffee at the Red Door Café, hearing about some of the latest advances in science. Yet – in my lectures – I’m focused on these tough “Zone IV challenges,” problems (as mentioned in…

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Is Human Thought Ready for the Human Future?

After working for years on Thought++, developing new ways to think about complex problems, it’s exciting to start this blog.  And it’s wonderful to be here at Caltech as a Visiting Professor, giving my new course on “The World in 2050.” This class, which just started a few weeks ago, will focus on the cognitive…

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