Have we caught up with our notions of futures? From 5 to 7 February 2010 these and other important questions are at the centre of the transmediale.10 Symposium Future Observatory at the House of World Cultures in Berlin. International scientists, artists, bloggers, economic avantgardists and thinkers will discuss the technological, aesthetic and political implications of the future. With keynotes by Richard Barbrook (Imaginary Futures), Conrad Wolfram (Wolfram | Alpha) and Bruce Sterling (Atemporality!). (...more)
In order to reflect the increasing significance of theoretical and critical practice works submitted for the transmediale Award competition, the festival has introduced the Vilém Flusser Theory Award in 2008. This year's freshly announced nominees are David Link, Mina Lunzer, Warren Neidich and Daniela Alina Plewe!
Alexander Rose is the Executive Director of The Long Now Foundation, an organisation devoted to promoting long-term thinking. He has facilitated projects such as the 10,000 Year Clock with Danny Hillis, The Rosetta Project, and the Long Now’s Seminars About Long Term Thinking.
