{"id":62308,"date":"2011-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/geopolitics-and-technology-the-topic-of-next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-sept-20\/"},"modified":"2011-09-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T00:00:00","slug":"geopolitics-and-technology-the-topic-of-next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-sept-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/09\/geopolitics-and-technology-the-topic-of-next-uri-honors-colloquium-lecture-sept-20\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Geopolitics and Technology\u2019 the topic of next 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium lecture, Sept. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 12, 2011 \u2013 Peter Schwartz, cofounder of Global Business Network, is the next speaker in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 2011 Honors Colloquium, which examines the question \u201cAre you ready for the future?\u201d

\nHe will discuss the implication of the interplay between geopolitics and technology on likely scenarios for the future on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\nAn internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, Schwartz specializes in scenario planning, working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. <\/p>\n


\nSchwartz emphasizes that scenarios are not predictions but, rather, are built “to help you change your view of reality – to match it up more closely with reality as it is, and reality as it is going to be.\u201d He defines scenarios as \u201ca set of organized ways to dream effectively about our future.\u201d An important element of scenario planning is to envision a range of possible futures so that one is prepared for any eventuality. Schwartz recommends at least three scenarios: the status quo, a future in which life goes on pretty much as it has, and the two opposite extremes, an optimistic future, one in which one envisions the best thing that could happen, and a pessimistic future, one in which one asks what could go wrong.<\/p>\n


\nSchwartz\u2019s current research and scenario work is focused on climate change and national security issues, and it also encompasses energy resources and the environment, technology, telecommunications and aerospace. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the World Affairs Council and, in Singapore, the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council.<\/p>\n


\nThe rest of the speakers in the lecture series are: science fiction author Vernor Vinge on what sci-fi writers know about the future (Sept. 27); Anthony Atala, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, on making new organs (Oct. 4); bioengineer Jim Collins on synthetic biology (Oct. 11); 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Jason Dwyer on trends in nanotechnology (Oct. 18); 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Chris Roman, hurricane researcher Joseph Cione, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute chief technologist James Bellingham on robotics use in the atmosphere and ocean (Oct. 25); biological engineer and brain and cognitive scientist Ed Boyden on enhancing the brain — past, present and future (Nov. 1); cognitive scientist Deb Roy and media researcher Johanna Blakley in a panel on social media (Nov. 8); cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke on cyberwarfare (Nov. 15); and Laurie Zoloth, director of the Center for Bioethics, Science and Society, on ethics and genetics (Nov. 29).<\/p>\n


\n\tAll of the lectures will be streamed live at www.uri.edu\/hc<\/a>, where the complete schedule of events is also listed. For additional information about the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, contact Deborah Gardiner at debg@uri.edu<\/a> or 401-874-2381.<\/p>\n


\n\tMajor sponsors of the Honors Colloquium are the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program, and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography, with sustaining sponsors including The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment, The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost and Office of the President. Additional support is provided by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Harrington School of Communication and Media, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, Classroom Media Services, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, College of Human Science and Services, College of Business Administration, College of Pharmacy, Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance, University College, Coastal Institute, Division of University Advancement, College of Nursing, and Department of Communication Studies.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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