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January 24 · Issue #65 · View online
This monthly newsletter features the best finds, links and videos curated by Gerd Leonhard, Futurist & Humanist, Keynote Speaker, Author of 'Technology vs Humanity', Film-Maker www.TheGoodFutureFilm.com & CEO of The Futures Agency in Zürich / Switzerland. Topics: Technology/Humanity, AI, Climate, The Good Future and more.
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This week I’m sharing some special high-lights pretty much across my key turfs. It feels like things are gearing up lot now, after a fairly subdued holiday period and a kind of mental hibernation due to the ongoing covid-19-challenges. On my end, I have been very busy working on my new GerdTalks series (see below for more details - more tba very soon), and prepping for my new focus on The Good Future (we sorely need a more positive view of the future, that’s for sure!). I am also going back to real-life aka ‘meat-space’ live gigs starting February, in addition to my online ‘ keynote television’ shows:) So, please enjoy my links and memes below, and please ping me anytime or just hit REPLY and share your thoughts (if you do please change the header so I take note:). Thanks and warm regards, Gerd Leonhard
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💪 GerdTalks #1: The Future Mindset (recorded last week - would love your feedback)
This was my first live-streaming event using the new YoloBox Pro which makes the entire production process so much easier. Live Q&A via Youtube, lower thirds and 3 HDMI feeds instantly integrated. And of course, The Future Mindset is an essential ‘gerd-topic’ that I have spoken a lot about, lately, as well ☔️
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👉 COMING UP next Monday: Live-Streaming GerdTalks#2: The METAVERSE * I call it the MetaPERverse 😇: Mon 31 Jan 6:00 PM CET
Sign up via Eventbrite: Live-Streaming Event on the #metaverse. Talk & Q&A - Monday, 31 January 2022 (free); and / or simply hit the Notify bell on Youtube!
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Can We Go Back To Pre-Covid Era? | Exclusive Interview With Gerd Leonhard | The World Tomorrow
In this episode of The World Tomorrow with Siddhartha Talya, we interview Gerd Leonhard, a futurist, humanist, and author. My own YT link is here (if you are having geo-blocking issues).
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The Good Future EXPLAINED (Now with Spanish and PT Subtitles)
New version in English with Spanish (click on the link above) and Portuguese subtitles (below)
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Portuguese subtitles version
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The Future of Education: Video Presentation for EduCanada
🤟 I discuss the Future of Education and explore why Canada is leading the way. A ton of good moments in this video imho:) 👈
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How vegan burgers can help save the planet | The Economist
When people cook steak, they’re also cooking the planet. As meat consumption continues to rise, what role can meat alternatives play in a more sustainable fo…
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The Impossible Burger: Inside the Strange Science of the Fake Meat That 'Bleeds' | WIRED
Join WIRED for the deepest dive yet into the science of the Impossible Burger, the genetically engineered fake meat on a mission to upend the beef industry.
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What humanity should eat to stay healthy and save the planet
What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world.
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Watch my talk on the Future if Food (2019::)
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Pre-Covid:) Trendsummit Veghel NL: The future of Food
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Web3 | No Mercy / No Malice: Scott Galloway nails it, again
“What is web3? It’s a hazy/vague term describing a crypto-powered internet, and a font of yogababble…. Web3 has different-colored hair, but the same DNA as earlier web paradigms, which decentralized services at an unprecedented scale to centralize wealth and influence at an unprecedented scale….” Love it.
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How Facebook Became the Opium of the Masses | by František Vrabel - Project Syndicate
František Vrabel calls on lawmakers to address social-media disinformation with the same urgency as drug addiction.
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It’s Christmas in the Metaverse: welcome to your Zuckerbergian nightmare | Meta | The Guardian
Holiday family gatherings in Meta’s virtual world would probably include robot avatars and a digitized appearance by Mariah Carey
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» The Great Reduction: my take on virtual reality, sims and the Metaverse
» The so-called metaverse is the latest and the boldest attempt to replace human relationships and experiences with highly monetizable simulations, reducing complex human life to data feeds, fancy graphics and AI-fuelled convenience: Consensual hallucinations sold as ‘human empowerment’. We should be careful what…
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Too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing—Technology’s Future — COGNITIVE WORLD
From May 2021: Why we must act now to ensure that exponential technological progress remains a benefit for humanity and the planet… 👁
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‘We need to dial down the fear’ - Swisscom Magazine (a pre-covid read)
I explain why the digital future will be better, and why those that roll out te IoT and AI services need to focus on ethics, as well (a real life gig review::)
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10 years to shape the future, by Gerd Leonhard | Digital Future Society
We are at a fork in the road and the next 10 years will decide what the future could be like.
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5 ⭐️ Must-read book: AI 2041 book by Dr. Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future is a groundbreaking blend of imaginative storytelling and scientific forecasting. In this book, the pioneering AI expert Dr. Kai-Fu Lee and leading writer of speculative fiction Chen Qiufan join forces to answer an imperative question: How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years? In 10 gripping short stories, set 20 years in the future, Lee and Chen introduce readers to an array of eye-opening characters and situations. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable as AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century…. (🤖sometimes a bit too techno-optimistic for my taste but still a good read)
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From Magic to Manic to Toxic: Free MP3s of chapter 6 from my book ‘Technology vs Humanity’ (very timely:)
» From Magic to Manic to Toxic: Free MP3 of chapter 6 from Futurist Gerd’s book ‘Technology vs Humanity’ (very timely:) - Chapter 6 of my 2016 book ‘Technology vs Humanity’ it seems to be more relevant than ever, given the recent Facebook and Metaverse discussions. Now you can download ot as audiobook chapter for free, in multiple languages - links are at the bottom of this…
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👹 Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen | Psychology | The Guardian
“Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can…” Hit a chord with me.
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The New Human Renaissance - my Forbes.com post
What if the best human era were yet to come? What if instead of even more ‘digital transformation’ - invariably bringing the replacement of us humans with algorithms and bots - we…
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The Future of Technology and Humanity: my contribution to Cloudbusting Podcast (#125)
This week the Cloudbusting Podcast Team meets w/ renowned Futurist & Humanist, Gerd Leonhard, “one of the most influential people in Europe”
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DDR - Digitization, Decarbonization, Reformation
Futurist Gerd’s images, videos, writings, and must-reads on this meme
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What does a Futurist do? Future Mindset? Q&A session with Gerd Leonhard
We recorded this in April 2021 and decided to finally release this at the end of the year. We were trying out a new Q&A style here, without all the fancy new graphics :)
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Axios Future: A good resource!
Bryan Walsh dishes up some really interesting stuff here:)
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Be well, and thanks for reading!!! Gerd
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