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From the Desk of a Futurist


Big Brain Energy Part ll ... Are We Becoming Borg, and if so, is That Such a Bad Thing?
Text Worker In my last post, I explored the expanding bandwidth of the human brain and the inevitable fusion of human cognition with...
Steve Truitt
1 day ago6 min read
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Big Brain Energy Part 1... Could Smart Phones Actually Be Revealing Our Mind's True Potential?
"Stay back from the TV," my mother used to warn me, "You'll go blind and your brain will melt!" Seriously, she said that on many Saturday...
Steve Truitt
Feb 67 min read
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Is the 2024 Presidential Election a Battle of Ideas or an Example of Groupthink?
"Emotions," states author and thought leader James Clear, "drive decisions." *source: Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good...
Steve Truitt
Aug 16, 20248 min read
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Never Meet Your Heroes - The Tale of My Encounter with Harrison Ford That Never Was.
When I was a young man, my brother and I had some pretty hair-raising times with our father. Living on a 30-foot sailboat for days,...
Steve Truitt
Jun 27, 20246 min read
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O.J. vs Donald - The Difference Between Groupthink and Crowd Wisdom in Jury Deliberations
In the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda was the lone standout in a jury of 12 men - 11 of whom were quick to convict a young man...
Steve Truitt
Jun 6, 20248 min read
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Roasting the G.O.A.T.
How groupthink played a big part in sacking the greatest of all time. We all can agree that Tom Brady is the G.O.A.T. And it's in that...
Steve Truitt
May 21, 20246 min read
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Yes, It's Actually Rocket Surgery!
How Elon Musk and Neuralink are speeding up Human evolution. But you already knew about this concept, because I told you so! If you could...
Steve Truitt
Jan 31, 20246 min read
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Take Us To Your Reader...
Why the upsurge in Alien contact reports may be surpassing sci-fi, and it's absolutely absurd. For decades, humans have made good sport...
Steve Truitt
Dec 18, 20234 min read
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From "Love Boat" to "Love BOT"
How AI is offering intimacy in ways we humans seem to have forgotten In the brilliant 2013 sci-fi love story, “HER”, Spike Jonze writes...
Steve Truitt
Sep 13, 20236 min read
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Bridging Realities: Exploring the Dream-like Experience of AI
Fans of Star Trek know all about “The Nexus.” A gigantic energy ribbon in space that swallows up ships, planets, and stars, entrapping...
Steve Truitt
Aug 17, 20236 min read
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ASTRO-NOT
Clarifying the distinction between pioneers and tourists One of my earliest memories is sitting on my mom's lap in our living room in...
Steve Truitt
Aug 7, 20236 min read
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Too Big to Wail
How Commerce Has Become Complaint-proof "The customer is always right!" claims the 1940's shop owner who just hung his shingle in the...
Steve Truitt
Jul 12, 20234 min read
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Indiana Jones and the PAST Crusade
How AI and something called LIDAR Image Capture will help celebrities live forever Wish you could look younger? For most of us over the...
Steve Truitt
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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Averting the AI Collision: The Vital Role of Crowd Wisdom
What do we value? The answer depends on the person you ask. First, a little story. When I was 17 I was driving in the snow with friends....
Steve Truitt
May 21, 20233 min read
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Could "Crowd Wisdom" Cure Mental Illness?
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is a crucial issue that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite the progress made...
Steve Truitt
May 3, 20233 min read
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You Want A Piece of my Mind? Okay!
Imagine a world where every person is connected to a global network of minds, where thoughts and ideas can be shared instantly and...
Steve Truitt
May 1, 20232 min read
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To A.I. or Not to A.I. - CHAT is the Question
As a novelist, I must admit that the emergence of the Artificial Intelligence wonderkind Chat GPT, which apparently is now smart enough...
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Feb 26, 20233 min read
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