Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

CNN International: The future of virtual worlds

As part of its innovation-themed Future Summit series, CNN International is running a special segment on the future of virtual worlds starting tomorrow: “CNN Future Summit: Virtual Worlds will premier on June 13th on CNN

International. Originating from Singapore and Palo Alto, California,

the program features creative visionaries and entrepreneurs leading us

into a new age of creativity and imagination.” (Hat tip: 3PointD.com)

If you’ve ever been curious about the future of virtual worlds, this CNN special might be the place to start. The lineup of speakers for the Future Summit program looks extraordinary, featuring the likes of Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Stewart Butterfield (Flickr), and Philip Rosedale (Linden Lab).

[image: Second Life characters]

a computer generated image of a human brain.

Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

a group of five matches on a pink background.

The Well

Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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7 min

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Laurie Santos

Starts With A Bang

The trick to instantly identifying JWST images

If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it’s a JWST image or any other observatory.

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