The current issue of The Economist, August 16-22, 2008, on news stands now, features a paid special section entitled “The Future of Energy: Sustainability Rules in 2030.” Comments from Futurist.com founder and futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra are prominently featured by the article author, writer Morey Stettner.
In this piece, sponsored by BP, the writer [...]
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Future of Energy - Glen Hiemstra in The Economist
Tags: Beyond Petroleum, forecasting, future of energy, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist.com, Glen Hiemstra, Nanosolar, nanotechnology, sustainability, The Economist
Future of Urban Living and Building - update
In a blog post last week we discussed an innovation in urban housing, and presented a video interview and tour. The full tour, in 4 video episodes, is now available.
The video series can also be seen at YouTube.
Glen Hiemstra is a futurist speaker, consultant, blogger, internet TV show host and founder of Futurist.com. [...]
Tags: affordable housing, future of cities, Future of Housing, futurist, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist.com, Glen Hiemstra, sustainability, urban future
Future of Sustainable Affordable Housing - A Prototype
The future of housing in the United States, and the world, is one of the most important issues we face. In the U.S. housing has been hit with a perfect storm:
1. Demographic changes including an older population, smaller households, and a younger population with differing values – all of which mean a mismatch [...]
Tags: affordable housing, future of cities, future of farming, Future of Housing, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist.com, Glen Hiemstra, manufactured housing, Mithun Architects, sustainable housing, urban future, vertical agriculture
Future of Engineering
In mid-July 2008 I had the privilege of conducting a think tank for the ASFE Emerging Issues and Trends Committee. ASFE is an association of engineering firms, with a focus on geotechnical engineering. The Committee is a standing group charged with anticipatory thinking on behalf of the association and its member firms.
We gathered in [...]
Tags: ASFE, future of engineering, futurist, futurist author, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist.com think tank, Glen Hiemstra, sustainability
Peak Metal Looms
I just received a “google alert” about an interview I did with The National, published in the UAE. The article focuses on “peak metal.” The question, and it is a good one, is whether there are enough metals to enable a global population to adopt a “western/Dubai” life style. The conclusion is [...]
Tags: future of metals, futurist, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra, futurist.com, Glen Hiemstra, peak metal, sustainability
Our Future on Mars
As a child of the original space age, I’ve been hoping that a human mission to Mars will happen within my lifetime. While this is still a long shot, two recent developments suggest that the possibility is improving.
First, the several successful NASA missions to Mars have culminated with the confirmation of water ice by [...]
Tags: future in space, Future Mars Water Space Civilization, Future on Mars, futurist speaker, Glen Hiemstra
110 Nations visit Futurist.com in July 2008
Google Analytics shows that in July 2008 visitors came into Futurist.com from 110 countries. The top 10 were:
United States - 4765 Visitors
Canada - 288 Visitors
United Kingdom - 214 Visitors
Australia - 194 Visitors
India - 159 Visitors
Netherlands - 65 Visitors
China - 59 visitors
Germany - 57 Visitors
Malaysia - 54 Visitors
Turkey - 53 Visitors
The total number in July [...]
Tags: futurist speaker, futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra, futurist.com, Futurist.com Visitors, Glen Hiemstra
The Future of Terrorism
In 2004 I wrote an article here on how a relatively simple approach could end the war on terrorism. A few people told me they wished it could be communicated to officials.
This week a new report from the Rand Corporation affirmed the same approach that seemed logical to me in 2004. [...]
Tags: Al Qa'ida, future of terrorism, futurist, futurist author, futurist consultant, futurist speaker, futurist.com, Glen Hiemstra, keynote speaker, Rand Corporation, war on terrorism
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