First Contact Day
Exploring the Lessons from Star Trek
Artificial Intelligence, Boldly Going
AI is here and the reactions have begun.
For some, it means fresh possibilities, increased creativity, and improved productivity.
Others already fear for their jobs and way of life.
Star Fleet and the United Federation of Planets both experienced the effects of AI firsthand.
Let’s learn from their experiences with rogue AI, AI evolution, and hostility toward AI among humans and other species.
Data, the Doctor and Soji can all reflect back to us our own insecurities with our value and purpose, and what makes us uniquely human.
AI opens new frontiers, a new world of adventures into which we must boldly go.
False Profits
The Nature of Money in the Future (According to Star Trek)
- The dematerialisation of money
- Cryptocurrency, What is it?
- Is there life post Capitalism?
- How do we keep measure without cash?
- Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force of our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.”
– Jean-Luc Picard, ‘Star Trek: The First Contact’.
An Introduction to Everyday Temporal Mechanics
(How Time Works)
- We discussed:
- The nature of time
- How our brains perceive time
- how our perspective of time affects our futures
- How time affects our health and wealth
- Time Travel and Timey-Wimey Time