[Futurism News 01.25.14]

(Note: Video NSFW)

• BeAnotherLab's VR technology allows users to "be" the opposite gender (Popular Science)
• Bill Gates: "By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world." (Slate)
• Meet NASA's prototype Humanoid Robonaut 2 (Space.com)
• Utilizing nanotechnology, the Silic t-shirt is self-cleaning and almost impossible to stain (Ecouerre)
• Coming soon: Biodegradable sugar-based batteries (Inhabitat)
• The airliner of the future: The lighter, faster, quieter Sky Whale 9 (Behance)

[Welcome]

[Week 01: Th 23]

All assignments, including in-class essays, are due or take place on Thursdays.

Week 01: Th 23
Class: Syllabus review

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Week 02: Tu 28/Th 30
Class: Introductions; Lecture—“Engaging Writing as a Process 2.0”