Stories from the Near Future.

I’ve been a big fan of the New Yorker ever since my wife got a subscription to the magazine six years ago. I’ve become so obsessed with missing something great in the magazine that I read them chronologically, cover to cover. It’s resulted in reading more interesting articles that I never would have considered otherwise. My family teases me that I’m about a month behind current events because of how I read the issues (I’m currently splitting time between April 16th and April 23rd).

So for my trip cross-country today, I packed a couple issues in my bag. Unfortunately, I was distracted by moving pictures. Fortunately, they were provided by the New Yorker. They have several videos online from their New Yorker Conference, 2012: Stories from the Near Future. I downloaded the Malcolm Gladwell presentation for my iPod, and found it fascinating. It talks about the idea of genius, and the lone genius working alone vs. a group of really smart people (not geniuses) working together. Interesting thinking, and I couldn’t help but think about how it relates to the idea of the campfire agency, but more on that when I’m back West Coasting it. Until then, check out the videos on the New Yorker site (you can also subscribe to the video podcast in iTunes… I believe you can find it under a search for “New Yorker.”) Then go pick up a copy of the New Yorker. (I’m looking forward to April 30th, the Innovators Issue.)