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Jun 7, 2022

Nature’s Living Memorial

By Elaine Regina Nature’s Living Memorial Elaine Regina responds to What might we store in the Data Forests of the future? As I think about Future Data Forests, I am reminded of historical events that shape Earth’s life throughout eons, from the “primordial soup” of organic and inorganic compounds that…

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Nature’s Living Memorial
Nature’s Living Memorial

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May 24, 2022

More than a number

By Corinne Okada Takara More than a number Corinne Okada Takara responds to What does ownership look like in the future? Class Prompt: Contemporary societies are built on the backs of animals. What would happen if animals have defined self-hood and access to their own bodies? …

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More than a number
More than a number

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May 23, 2022

The Future That Listens

Cecilia Vilca Responds to “What will our future gardens look like?” I have a practice I use when I approach answering any question. The first thing I do is ask myself what the words involved mean or suggest. By doing so I do not take a position based on assumptions…

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The Future That Listens
The Future That Listens

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Apr 14, 2022

Nomadic Ancestors of Wisdom

By Laura Maria Gonzalez Nomadic Ancestors of Wisdom Laura Maria Gonzalez responds to “What kind of ancestors will we be?” The word ancestor comes from the Latin word antecedo meaning “to go before”. It did not necessarily refer to a familial connection, but to those that preceded an individual. Today…

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Nomadic Ancestors of Wisdom
Nomadic Ancestors of Wisdom

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Apr 1, 2022

Galactic Cultivation Projects

By Alexander (Sandy) Curth Galactic Cultivation Projects Alexander (Sandy) Curth responds to “What will our future gardens look like?” I imagine a future where genomic data is readily available, not so much for synthetic biology but for slower processes of directed evolution. As we have cultivated the land, plants and animals for thousands…

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Galactic Cultivation Projects
Galactic Cultivation Projects

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Dec 23, 2021

[AFT Fall ’21] What Ancient Future Technology Means to Me

By Christianna Bennett “Ancient future technology” implies, to me, that technologies of the past, specifically indigenous technologies — and their related systems of collaboration, construction, and imagination — are perhaps “more advanced” or more significant than history has provided credit for. …

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[AFT Fall ’21] What Ancient Future Technology Means to Me
[AFT Fall ’21] What Ancient Future Technology Means to Me
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Dec 22, 2021

[AFT Fall ’21] If Songs Are Alive, Why Can’t AI Be Alive?

Can AI exist with, for, or as nature? — By Cecilia Vilca All the answers to this question are contained in what we humans have defined as AI: “Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn. In general use, the term means to mimic human cognition” (Wikipedia). …

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[AFT Fall ’21] If Songs Are Alive, Why Can’t AI Be Alive?
[AFT Fall ’21] If Songs Are Alive, Why Can’t AI Be Alive?
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Dec 21, 2021

[AFT Fall ’21] An Age of Commemoration

What kind of ancestors will we be? — By P. Yang We are in an age of commemoration in which virtually every nation, every social and ethnic group, seems to have taken part in and contributed to a collective “memorialist trend” that has emerged in various forms: an ever-growing interest in historical and genealogical research, demands for war…

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[AFT Fall ’21] An Age of Commemoration
[AFT Fall ’21] An Age of Commemoration
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Dec 20, 2021

[AFT Fall ’21] The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership and Land

What does the future of ownership look like? — By JS Tan To answer this question, I want to break it into three specific parts: 1) where does ownership come from, 2) what could ownership look like, and 3) what do I want ownership to look like? I. History of modern property rights I believe that the question of the future of ownership hinges on…

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[AFT Fall ’21] The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership and Land
[AFT Fall ’21] The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership and Land
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Dec 19, 2021

[AFT Fall ’21] Of Carved Radishes, Recipes and Rituals/Gratitude as Co-Voyagers

A response to: What does Ancient Future Technology mean to you? — By Corinne Okada Takara As we move rapidly into a time of climate change, how might we knit knowledge and perspectives across generations, cultures and species to imagine a sustainable future for all earthlings? How might we elevate the wisdom and perspectives of ancestral cultures to form new tools, solutions…

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[AFT Fall ’21] Of Carved Radishes, Recipes and Rituals/Gratitude as Co-Voyagers
[AFT Fall ’21] Of Carved Radishes, Recipes and Rituals/Gratitude as Co-Voyagers
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