Top 10 Things Science Fiction Promised Us That Didn’t Happen in 2010
Science fiction makes a lot of predictions about the future — that’s really the point, isn’t it? The best science fiction looks at the future, trying to see where we are headed and what it will be like...
View ArticleTop 10 Things Science Fiction Promised Us That DID Happen in 2010
Earlier this week I published a list of top 10 things science fiction promised us that didn’t happen in 2010. So, lest you think I’m completely negative, let’s take a look at a few things that did...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need a Crystal Ball to See the Phuture
Phuture: (n) (fyoo-cher) an alternate parallel universe branching off from the present moment in time, one of many possible futures… How would you like to wake up in the morning and read tomorrow’s...
View ArticleGeekDad Reviews Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff
With Present Shock Rushkoff has written a uniquely vital book, one that I recommend every parent trying to make sense of the world their children are growing up in should read. He deals with the...
View ArticlePreface & Narrative Collapse — Excerpts From Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Last week, I reviewed Douglas Rushkoff's excellent new book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now. This week, GeekDad is excited to present 5 exclusive excerpts from the book.
View ArticleDigiphrenia — Excerpt From Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Last week, I reviewed Douglas Rushkoff's excellent new book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now. This week, GeekDad is excited to present 5 exclusive excerpts from the book. Today, we are going...
View ArticleFractalnoia — Excerpt From Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Yesterday: Digiphrenia. Chapter 3 — Fractalnoia They matter less for the solutions they come up with or the accusations they make than for the underlying need driving them all: to make sense of the...
View ArticleApocalypto — Excerpt From Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Last week, I reviewed Douglas Rushkoff's excellent new book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now. This week, GeekDad is excited to present 5 exclusive excerpts from the book.
View ArticleOverwinding: The Short Forever — Excerpt From Douglas Rushkoff’s Present Shock
Yesterday: Apocalypto Chapter 5 — Overwinding: The Short Forever What’s it like to envision the ten-thousand-year environmental impact of tossing a plastic bottle into the trash bin, all in the single...
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