Inventing the Future
Winter 2024
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Lisa Kay Solomon
Lisa Kay Solomon
Futurist and Designer in Residence
Stanford d.school
OH: Tuesday 12-1pm, by appointment
Course Description
Course Description
The famous computer scientist, Alan Kay, once said, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." As such, we are all responsible for inventing the future we hope we and our descendants will experience. In this highly interactive course, we will be exploring how to predict and invent the future and why this is important by focusing on a wide range of frontier technologies, such as robotics, AI, genomics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, 3D Printing, VR/AR, synthetic meat, etc. The class will feature debates in which students present utopian and dystopian scenarios, and determine what has to be done to inoculate ourselves against the negative consequences.
The famous computer scientist, Alan Kay, once said, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." As such, we are all responsible for inventing the future we hope we and our descendants will experience. In this highly interactive course, we will be exploring how to predict and invent the future and why this is important by focusing on a wide range of frontier technologies, such as robotics, AI, genomics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, 3D Printing, VR/AR, synthetic meat, etc. The class will feature debates in which students present utopian and dystopian scenarios, and determine what has to be done to inoculate ourselves against the negative consequences.
Drew Endy, PhD
Drew Endy, PhD
Bioengineer and Martin Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
OH: Wednesday 2-3pm, by appointment
Colin Grant (TA)
Colin Grant (TA)
BS BioE and Currently MS MS&E, cagrant@stanford.edu
OH: Monday 12-2pm, d.school room _____ or by Zoom
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