Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
Digital technology has increasingly and exponentially become a part of our lives. Virtual worlds and reality, as humanity has known it to be for millennia, appear to be on ever-converging paths. Will humanity and digital reality be on a path of integration–or a collision course?
Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
‘MIRROR MIRROR’ – Am I still just a movie concept? Virtual ‘avatar’ technology is in its infancy – as far as we know (Image: Actor Sam Worthington from the science fiction blockbuster film, Avatar).
Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
Amid massive conflict and upheaval, Iraqi Kurdistan has leveraged its natural resources in an effort to gain independence.
Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
It is often said that “life imitates art.” With the rapid development of computing power and technology, it also seems that life is also integrating with art.
Ever since the explosion of Hollywood and film industry at large, the future has been depicted with technological wonders and terrors alike.
Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
The future is coming and technology is coming with it. Are we adapting to the future or holding on to “the old ways”? Is a future of technology with circuit boards, screens, and machines something that can be weaponized or used to shape and control society… no different than gunpowder, nuclear energy, and marketing?
Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
For the most part, “everyday people” empathize with other everyday people.
In a world in which a real-time “global conflict tracker” exists, politicians and the news media seem intent on telling their voters and viewers where to focus their full attention.
