Science, Art, and Magic
Filmed on October 19, 2016 at the 2016 AIGA Design Conference
Art can impact one’s perception; magic can inspire belief in the impossible. And science can be just as powerful, simultaneously sparking curiosity, passion, and intellect. The future depends on motivating people to engage with science and technology, to be part of the conversation about what’s possible, probable, and desirable. David Pescovitz leads a tour of tomorrow that will astonish, educate, and provoke. He’ll present important and mind-bending trends in science and technology from invisibility cloaks to psychokinesis, nanoscale artworks to magical interfaces. There are no facts about the future, only possibilities to be imagined and realized.
David Pescovitz is a co-editor and managing partner of “Boing Boing,” the influential tech/culture webzine with more than five million readers. He is also a research director at Institute for the Future, a nonprofit think tank that helps organizations and the public consider long-term future trends in order to make better decisions in the present. Pescovitz was also the founding editor-at-large for “Make:,” the DIY technology magazine, and co-wrote the book “Reality Check,” based on his long-running futurist column in “Wired” magazine.
Pescovitz has written for “Scientific American,” “The New York Times,” “The Washington Post,” “Salon,” and “New Scientist,” among others. His writings on technology and culture are featured in the books “What Are You Optimistic About?: Today's Leading Thinkers on Why Things Are Good and Getting Better”; “Dissident Futures”; and “The Happy Mutant Handbook.” He was the first ever writer-in-residence at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering and College of Letters & Science.
