Fantasy Football for Finance Geeks
So. Incredibly. Cool. What if you could distill the strategies of the most legendary investment minds from the past century and then use build models to estimate how well they would have performed...
View ArticleInvesting in Graphene – the Nanomaterial of the Future
Name one material that has the following qualities: superstrength, superconductivity, self-cooling, anti-bacterial, anti-corrosive, photovoltaic. Carbon is one of the most abundant elements on the...
View ArticleOn the Radio – Interview on Voice America
Just wrapped up a 1-hour interview on resilient families. It was a great opportunity to talk about my new book and share some interesting ideas… Follow the link for the archived show…...
View ArticleOn the Radio – Interview on the Cycles of Change Progam (Blogspot Radio)
Tomorrow night, I’ll be doing a 1-hour interview on the Cycles of Change program with David Katzmire. Mr. Katzmire has done some very interesting work on social cycles which seems to coincide with the...
View ArticleInvesting in the Future of 3D Printing
Spider 3D printed guitar by Olaf Diegel Imagine that you own a desktop box that could print physical objects. At the push of a few buttons, you download a file, modify it, and then hit the “print”...
View ArticleSeven Themes for the Coming Decade
Understanding long-term trends is an important tool for identifying opportunities and risks. STEEP analysis looks at the world through five different perspectives – Social, Technological, Economic,...
View ArticleThe New Glocal Economy
Over the past few years, it seems like people have been feeling pulled in all directions. Businesses have learned how to do more with fewer people. In many industries, we have seen the disappearance...
View ArticleWho Stole My Cheese? Keeping Assets Safe from Banksters and Fraudsters
Stories about fraudulent investment firms keep popping up like whack-a-moles at an amusement park. While we could hope that all the media attention and new financial regulations will keep investors...
View ArticleInvesting in the Future of Water
Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute If you owned all of the water in the world, including oceans, lakes, glaciers, and even clouds, how much would that be? The resulting sphere would have a...
View ArticleEldering – Aging with Resilience
Really nice to see the chapter that I wrote on the future of aging as a feature article in this month’s issue of The Futurist. Here it is, courtesy of the World Future Society. Eldering – Aging With...
View ArticleInvesting in Robotics
Image: Rethink Robotics Tomorrow’s factory workers are tireless, don’t being to a union, take vacations, or ask for raises. They have no healthcare benefits and no embarrassing moments at the...
View ArticleInvesting in the Future of OLEDs
Margarine, prescription drug, or petroleum product? Despite the confusing name, OLEDs promise to be the most disruptive display and lighting technology of the next two decades. Organic Light-Emitting...
View ArticleTime, Loops, and Cycles
If you can sense the pattern (or rhythm) of things, you sometimes can get an understanding of what comes next. Cycles are useful in understanding how and when trends change. History seldom repeats...
View ArticleProfiting from the Internet of Things
If you’ve ever used an ATM machine, pumped your own gas, paid for a bridge toll using EZ Pass, or had a gas meter read remotely, you’ve participated in the coming “internet of things.” The first two...
View ArticleWhat Turned You On As A Futurist?
Here are the results of this week’s survey of inspirational source material for futurists. (Courtesy of John Mahaffie and the APF.)
View ArticleInvesting in the Future of Regenerative Medicine
Spray-on skin. Lab-grown ears. Human tissue grown in a petri dish. We’re going deep into sci-fi territory (and it is already happening). Regenerative medicine is an emerging field that provides...
View ArticleThe Surveillance Society
When Edward Snowden revealed the extent of the NSA’s digital surveillance capabilities, shock was coupled with apathy. Many Americans already assumed they were being watched. Here is the messy...
View ArticleHey, wait, that’s me?
It was a pleasure speaking at last week’s TEDx Wilmington! I presented a new talk, “Why the Millennial Generation Isn’t Broken” to a group of really smart and interesting people. (photo credits to Joe...
View ArticleRiding the Hype Cycle
Wondering what’s hot and what’s not? Take a look at the Gartner Hype Cycle, which follows the progress of new technologies. According to Gartner, emerging technologies typically move through phases of...
View ArticleA Revolution in Batteries?
For all the buzz, Tesla’s electric cars still rely on lithium-ion batteries, a technology that was commercialized by Sony over twenty years ago. Today, these batteries power everything from sports...
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