While we're in the present, dribbling over our shiny new iWhatevers and being amazed that an espresso maker can shit out coffee just from seeing a picture of a bean, Julian Bleecker and his fellow technologists are busy fucking around in the near future. He’s co-founder of the Near Future...

A roundtable salon-like thing with Bruce Sterling, Kevin Slavin, Matt Jones and Julian Bleecker getting into into the intersection of science, technology, and the arts. Each of us presented and the discussions covered a wide range of topics including consciousness, film special effects, artificial intelligence, and science fiction. The podcast...

A panel discussion and subsequent workshop on the topic of Design Fiction & Speculative Design with Anab Jain, Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, and Michelle Kazprzak. We are rapidly entering (and perhaps even have already entered) an era where we are able to print 3D objects at our desks, make and share laser-cut...

'Future Tense' hosted by Anthony Fennell, featuring discussions on imaginative urban storytelling, digital heritage preservation, and the impact of visual language. Rob Walker from the Hypothetical Development Organization alongside experts from Parsons and Near Future Laboratory explore 'Design Fiction' to revitalize neglected urban spaces. The narrative extends to David Hollywood's...