Recent Articles from Thomas Frey
More incredibly cool things to do in the library of the future
Libraries are rapidly transitioning from a place for passive visitors who consume information to active participants who would much rather produce it.
122 things you'll be able to do in the library of the future
With digital comes an exponential increase in the ways we can access, manipulate, search and store each element in the knowledge universe. As a result, our expectations surrounding libraries are also beginning to change.
Eight hot transformative tech opportunities you should know about
In a connected digital environment, innovation is parsed into far smaller pieces, enabling even more people to contribute. Today, we are witnessing the convergence of technologies, each with the potential to grow exponentially into an Internet-sized opportunity.
72 stunning things that will be common in 10 years
If we leapfrog ahead 10 years and take notice of the radically different lives we will be living, we will notice how a few key technologies paved the way for massive new industries. Here is a glimpse of a stunningly different future that will come into view over the next decade.
Is mind control closer than you think?
If a neural lace is able to completely integrate with the human brain, it should eventually be possible to master brain-to-brain communications, control sleep patterns and do brain-searches of the Internet.
The 64 next-generation megaprojects that will astound you
We are seeing a form of blue-ocean thinking creeping into the megaproject arena that includes never-been-done-before projects like colonizing Mars, tube transportation networks, floating islands and underwater cities.
Why are $1 billion megaprojects the biggest thing around?
We are witnessing an explosion in the number of $1 billion-plus projects with some exceeding $100 billion. But even these are merely scratching the surface of the extreme megaproject growth that will happen over the next decade.
New dimensions in vacations: Rethinking the cruise
My wife Deb and I recently got back from a 10-day Princess Cruise through the Panama Canal, a fabulous experience, but one that could have been greatly enhanced with better technology on the part of the cruise line.
Here are 128 things that will disappear in the driverless car era
Over the coming decades, a number of auto industry-wide “epiphany moments” will cause business leaders to rethink the true scope of the impact of driverless cars.
How the era of the driverless car will impact your life
Imagine stepping out of your house 15 years from now and using your smartphone to summon a driverless vehicle. In less than three minutes, a driverless vehicle arrives and whisks you off to work, school, shopping or wherever you want to go.
Eight ways artificial intelligence can improve democracy
It would be easy to leapfrog our thinking towards a system where AI makes all of our decisions for us, but any process that reduces individual participation will be heavily scrutinized before we learn to trust it, and trust takes time.
Why democracy is today’s best form of government
Democracy is far from perfect, but when it comes to running a government, it has a number of built-in mechanisms for promoting fairness and participation. Here are some of the reasons why those who advocate democracy view it as today’s best form of government.