Another girlgeek dinner means another speaker and this time it was me. Bnox asked me to come and talk about paleo-fururism. Not that I’m an expert on that subject but I guess she thought my love for science-fiction and all things futuristic was good enough.
The only link I had with paleo futursm was the blog by Matt Novak. Lucky for me the guy has collected lots of material over the years and owns by now the biggest and most interesting website in this field. Matt was also so kind to help me out with the keynote.
I started making a really serious and theoretical presentation but just a few hours before the happening I decided to make another one. One that wouldn’t take to much of the girls time and was more fun so I made it on what futurists thought about girls. I was glad I did this because that one was way more fun, the audience was amused and didn’t get bored. Unfortunately I managed to insult one blond with a joke (for which I’m sorry).
It was big fun to do and a very cool subject to research. If you want to know more about it visit the blog or try Matts booktip: 1999: Our hopeful Future by Victor Cohn. Slides after the (more…)
