Month: March 2013
Scoring on Facebook: How To Play the Social Networking Game
from: Slate.com Last week, Future Tense took part in Emerge, a conference at Arizona State University that is dedicated to designing the kind of future we want to live in. (ASU
Michael Burnam-Fink’s Emerge2013 Retrospective
by: Michael Burnam-Fink The past weekend saw EMERGE 2013 at ASU. The theme was “The Future of Truth”, and there was a level of carnival creativity rarely seen in the rather stolid
Kraig Farkash: Emerge is … a reengineered petri dish whose occupancy willingly entered its confines by fearlessly climbing to its upmost edge and jumping in headfirst
“What better way to celebrate the sciences and the arts while facilitating their potential for the advancement of human kind than Emerge?”
“The Funeral” — Creating a Big Story That Makes Sense of the Human Condition
Creating a Big Story That Makes Sense of the Human Condition. This three day workshop sought to answer how humans will perceive humanities place in the universe and how we will reconcile our mortal lives in the future. Are we given purpose? Do we define our own purpose? What is our connection to others, the planet, and universe?
Dancing with D Faktion Nyne and Mumsigo Tribe Bands [4]
Great waila and cumbia dance music from the Tohono O’odham Nation in Sells, Arizona.
Dancing with D Faktion Nyne and Mumsigo Tribe Bands [3]
Awesome music, festive lights, warm people. Gooooood time at #emerge2013
Dancing with D Faktion Nyne and Mumsigo Tribe Bands [2]
Great music, beautiful light show, and enthusiastic dancers from the closing of #emerge2013
Dancing with D Faktion Nyne and Mumsigo Tribe Bands [1]
Great music, beautiful light show, and enthusiastic dancers from the closing of #emerge2013
Truth Teller: The Future of Philosophical Truth — Adam Hosein
“Truth can be lost in advancement of information delivery. The truth will be whoever’s message is delivered to you” Adam Hosein.
Emerge DUO: The Meaning of ‘Complexity’ — Sam Arbesman + Don Marinelli
On complexity: “Is it something to understand or deal with? How do we approach combining disciplines?”
Truth Teller: The Future of Storytelling Truth — Caitlin Burns
“Story is a powerful motivator” Caitlin Burns.
The Future of Engineering Truth — Brad Allenby
“We are such things as dreams are made on …” Brad Allenby.
Music, Religion and How to Become Your Own God — Claire L Evans (YACHT)
“A concert can be both church and utopia.” Claire Evans of YACHT on semiotics, rituals, & parallels between music & religion.
Migration Roots: The Evolution of Harmonic Truth — James O’Halloran
James O’Halloran tells an evolving story with no words.
Emerge DUO: The meaning of VALUE — Ann Kinzig + Julie Anand
“If values are used to find ourselves, they are also used to exclude others.” Julie Anand and Ann Kinzig discuss what values mean.