The Academy of the Impossible

An interactive series in six parts:
The Academy of the Impossible

  1. The Internet Does Not Exist
    Beyond the Mythology of Technology
  2. The Holy Empire of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality
    Harold Innis and the Singularity Principle
  3. Local Knowledge and Global Wisdom
    Free Bandwidth and the End of Copyright
  4. The Elephants Waltz and The Rodents Revolt
    Open Source Intelligence and Hacking Reality
  5. Social Media and the Surveillance Society
    The Media Collective in the Global Village
  6. Social Movements and the Space of Flows
    Hacktivism 2.0 and the Fog of War

When: Summer 2008
Dates: To Be Announced
Location: To Be Announced

Objective: To share ideas from a book I'm working on, and get some feedback on the subject material and its implications.

Format: I'll give talks and then open up the floor for discussion. There will be some sort of projected chat/twitter on a wall (or two) that allows for people to make comments and share notes during the event.

History: This series continues my experimentation with interactive events, acting as the beta release that follows upon the previous alpha test.

Sponsors: Individuals or organizations interested in sponsoring this series can contact me directly.

TARDIS: If you run into The Doctor, extend him an invitation on my behalf.

Not to be confused with: The Academy of The Impossible in Linz, Austria. After coming up with the name for this series I then did a search and found another, by the same name, and since it also seems of the same spirit, I've decided to stick with it.

For more information: You can contact me directly, or otherwise keep an eye on this page for updates.

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