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? …

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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). …

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…

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…

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…