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Stitching Together Open Collections Data
In TrendsWatch 2015 I cited last year’s CitStitch Hackathon as an example of natural history museums collaborating with the public to create open datasets about collections. So I was super happy to open an email from Robert Guralnick, … -
Monday Musing: Field Trips & Videoconferencing
Monday musings are usually my way of sharing “brain blorts”: brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of generating discussion and response. I give … -
Futurist Friday: the Future of Work, and Happinesss
In a recent article in the Atlantic, Derek Thompson refers to work as the “unofficial religion of America.” Thompson is the latest in a long lineage of prognosticators envisioning a future in which most people don’t have … -
The Museum of 20??
One great thing about having a growing circle of future-oriented peeps is that we swap and share opportunities to engage in future-think. This past spring I had to turn down an invitation to join a fabulous group of people to discuss my … -
Monday Musing: Museums and “the Flag”
I’ve been following the chorus calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from…well, everywhere. The Alabama and South Carolina Capitols, the physical shelves of Walmart and the virtual shelves of Amazon and eBay, even games in … -
Futurist Friday: The Flood Next Time
Bjarke Ingels BIG architects in Copenhagen, won a federal competition to design storm protection for New York City. In this article he speaks about how his work in geoengineering is inspired by science fiction–specifically Kim … -
Meet Emma, the Docent Dog
I’m having a great time following the many and various discussions on Museum Junction—the Alliance’s conversation forum for members and non-members alike. One recent thread explored service dogs in museums—their role, the regulations that … -
Handy Bionics
#robotics #prosthetics #disability Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future (and links) on CFM’s Pintere… -
Tapping into TransAtlantic Research on Diversity & Inequality
In a couple of weeks I’ll be in London, representing the Alliance at the “Diversity, (In)equality and Differences” workshop organized by the Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities. Around twenty researchers and scholars … -
Futurist Friday: De-extinction. Conservation’s Fallback Plan?
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” –William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun If some scientists and visionaries have their way, Faulkner’s pronouncement may …
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