[Futurism News 02.17.14]

• CuteCircuit electrifies at New York Fashion Week (Ecoterre)
• Yes, even the common door can evolve (Inhabitat)
• Nike promises Marty McFly's power laces are on their way to you (Gizmodo)
• Scientists make major fusion power breakthrough (NPR)
• Music visualized through technology (Mother Jones)
• Google plans robotics lab for restored Hanger One (San Jose Mercury News)

[Week 05: Tu 18/Th 20]

Week 05: Tu 18/Th 20*
Readings: eR—‘The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu, “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” By Brian Aldiss, “The Best Christmas Ever” by James Patrick Kelly, “Forever Yours, Anna” by Kate Wilhelm
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch—“Isaac Asimov” from Prophets of Science Fiction (2011)
Due: REFLECTION 2

*No class Tuesday 2.18

Upcoming:

Week 06: Tu 25/Th 27
Readings: eR—“You Suck at Infographics’ (Wired), “80 Best Infographics on the Web” (Creative Bloq), “What Makes a Great Infographic?” (DashBurst), “Infographics: Separating the Great from the Mediocre" (The Next Web), “A (Very) Brief History of Artificial Intelligence” (AITopics), “The 8 Evil Forms of AI that Gave Robots a Bad Name” (Popular Mechanics)
Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch—Excerpts from Her (2013), Lecture—“Twelve Essential Grammar Rules to Know”