Sep 25 What contemporary capitalism needs to learn from fairy tales By David Bosworth Six years ago, during the fall of 2008, the financial world was unraveling. But the origins of the Great Recession weren't simply monetary; they were moral, argues University of Washington professor David Bosworth. And yet, virtual America continues to miss… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Facebook invests in a virtual reality future with $2 billion Oculus Rift acquisition By PBS News Hour Facebook has bought the maker of a virtual reality headset and interface for $2 billion. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles the company, Oculus VR, and Hari Sreenivasan talks to Vindu Goel of The New York Times for more on the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Virtual reality’s early adopters worry what mainstream usage will look like in the Facebook era By Simone Pathe Facebook has reached a $2 billion deal to purchase Oculus VR, the maker of the virtual reality headset that exposed Paul Solman to a terrifying subterranean pit. But how should that technology be used outside of the lab? Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch How Virtual Reality Games Can Impact Society, Encourage Prosperity How Virtual Reality Games Can Impact Society, Encourage Prosperity… Continue watching
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Jun 18 Widening the Experiential: Jaron Lanier Explains Virtual Reality By Jaron Lanier // Jaron Lanier, the widely regarded father of virtual reality, recounts his early experience introducing virtual reality to Hollywood and how his vision of his own technology differed from what some people wanted. Our interview with Lanier about his book,… Continue reading
Jun 11 Why Government Should Be Paying You for Your Information By Jaron Lanier What if government paid for the information it collected on its citizens? Jaron Lanier, widely regarded as the father of virtual reality and the author of “Who Owns the Future?”, suggests that would be one step toward balancing the… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Futurist Ray Kurzweil on Singularity Paul Solman talks with Ray Kurzweil about singularity: the melding of man and machine. Continue watching