ACADEMIC: The purpose of this paper is to unpack the discourse on China’s futures, with a particular focus upon the relationship of Chinese people and the environment. The goal is to problematise the dominant discourse, and view the issue though new perspectives. Two tools from Critical Futures Studies will be employed: Sohail Inayatullah’s Causal Layered…
NEWS/SCIENCE & TECH: I’m not sure many people are aware of this, but it will change the world as we know it. Drone technology – basically pilotless miniature aircraft with cameras – is expanding dramatically. Current legislation will open US airspace up to 400 feet to drones in the year 2015. Many of these…
MEDIA/PUBLISHING: The future of publishing has never been more exciting. I can’t vouch for the programme this guy is selling (I haven’t bought it) , but the first five minutes of this audio/visual presentation communicates very well why the future of publishing is in your hands! The statistics on eBook sales alone should be enough…
MARCUS’ BOOKS: What if you could see into the unknown country within men, to the dark places that even they dare not venture…? Greg Marks is an extraordinary young man. After having several incredible paranormal experiences, the formerly average university student finds that his mind can access an undreamed of intelligence: the light. Yet Greg…
POPULAR REFERENCE: Deep down many images of the future are really shallow. That’s a play on an old joke, but let me explain. Futures are not simply dry scenarios, not merely the compact, politically correct visions of policy makers and government think tanks. They are the images which fire our hopes and dreams within the…
BLOG POST: Finally, here we are at the new MindFutures site! So what’s different, what’s new, and what will remain the same? The first thing you will notice is that new mind-futures.com contains most of my work and interests in the one location. Previously, my stuff has been scattered all around the net. Many of…
MOVIE REVIEW: This review appeared on my previous blog. I repost it here for those who did not read the original. “Get your ass to Mars”, Arnie famously said in the original Total Recall. Unfortunately in the most recent version of the movie there is no Arnie and no Mars, which by, my account are…
MARCUS’ BOOKS: Marcus’ inspirational new book! How to create the lifeyou want in alignment with your soul’s purpose • Reveal your soul aptitudes, limiting behaviors, and past-life karmic issues • Discover 14 easy-to-use spiritual tools to strengthen your intuition to profound levels and develop an inner source of guidance and wisdom for any situation •…
Blogosphere/parapsychology: Blogger “Jime” on his Subversive Thinking blog takes to task some of the “scientific” arguments of so-called “paranormalists”. Including the misuse of quantum physics, lose representations of the idea of “God”, and generally poor logic. http://subversivethinking.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/pseudo-intellectualism-dark-side-in_2.html
The world has been in a state of economic uncertainty since the 2008 financial crisis. Despite efforts by governments worldwide to stabilise the system and return to business as usual, the future remains uncertain. Times of crisis are opportunities to introspect and to question deeply the foundations of society, culture and education. In this paper it is argued that we can no longer found futures and develop educational curricula centred upon immediate economic considerations. This paper begins with an ethnographic perspective, then introduces the concepts of Deep Futures and “money and machines†futures. The discussion centres upon their possible relevance to the current world economic situation. It is argued that the foundations of the current dilemma are, in their essence, psycho-spiritual.