President Elect Obama Wins with 53% of the Vote

President Elect Obama Wins with 53% of the Vote

Barack Obama is now the President Elect of the United States. For all the reasons that have been mentioned across all the TV channels and in all the newspapers around the world, that is an incredible…
Thrift Shows Extravagance the Door

Thrift Shows Extravagance the Door

The past few weeks have seen the unfolding of the financial crisis and meltdown of global equity markets. During this time I have been traveling across North America giving speeches about the future…
The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The Collapse of the Third Economic Wave

The last column here placed the financial crisis within a historical context. The financial meltdown is part of the disruptive transition from the Information Age to the Shift Age. We are moving…
How We Love You

How We Love You

Sex with robots available in five years!(1) Not so fast -- do we love robots? How about -- do we understand how we love each other? Let's limit the subject even further to just the science of love…
The Physical Nature of Memory

The Physical Nature of Memory

One of Salvador Dali’s greatest paintings is called “The Persistence of Memory”.  Last week the results of a new study were published in Science magazine that conclusively prove the physical…
Future Forecast - Culture

Future Forecast - Culture

There have been many cultural changes so far in 2008. Some of these changes are in response to the rapid increase in the price of oil and other commodities. Some of these changes have been due to…
Future Forecast - The Economy

Future Forecast - The Economy

  The economy has clearly become the primary subject today in America. It has become so not only because of all the issues discussed in the prior column, but also because it has also become the…