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Information as Infection, Part I: Going Viral

Caution: if you are reading this, there’s a good chance you’re going to be infected. Each sentence, like a coded strand of nucleotides, adds to the structure of thought-DNA that is replicating in your...

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Information as Infection, Part II: A Parasite Called Culture?

If you missed Part I of the “Information as Infection” series, check it out here. At the heart of the debate about the legitimacy of memetics as a science lies the controversial suggestion that we...

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Information as Infection, Part III: The Inoculation

This is the third and final installment of the “Information as Infection” series. Check out Part I and Part II to get the whole story! The concept is compelling – that passing along ideas or practices...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part I: Dystopian Frontiers, Utopian...

This blog post is the first entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part II of the series, and stay tuned for Part III, coming soon! The idea of utopia (a perfect place, separate from the conflicts...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part II: Borders and Bureaucracies

This blog post is the second entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part I of the series now, and once you’re finished here, don’t miss Part III. To pioneers crossing the North American continent...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part III: More Than Eyes Can See

This blog post is the third and final entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part I and Part II of the series before you start this one! There was a time when the Wild West was true to its name –...

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Information as Infection, Part I: Going Viral

Caution: if you are reading this, there’s a good chance you’re going to be infected. Each sentence, like a coded strand of nucleotides, adds to the structure of thought-DNA that is replicating in your...

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Information as Infection, Part III: The Inoculation

This is the third and final installment of the “Information as Infection” series. Check out Part I and Part II to get the whole story! The concept is compelling – that passing along ideas or practices...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part I: Dystopian Frontiers, Utopian...

This blog post is the first entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part II of the series, and stay tuned for Part III, coming soon! The idea of utopia (a perfect place, separate from the...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part II: Borders and Bureaucracies

This blog post is the second entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part I of the series now, and once you’re finished here, don’t miss Part III. To pioneers crossing the North American continent...

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The Wild West of Future-Forecasting Part III: More Than Eyes Can See

This blog post is the third and final entry in a series on utopian thinking. Read Part I and Part II of the series before you start this one! There was a time when the Wild West was true to its name –...

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