Another World Is Here
It's your turn to share what you know.Tonight, at a rousing lecture sponsored by the Long Now Foundation, Brian Eno described his next undertaking. It's a book, 250 Projects for a Better Future.
Like most good ideas, the premise is deceptively simple: can we describe the 250 projects most critical to building a better future?<>pHe wants recommendations. He knows about this site. Let's give him some. Each project recommendation could include the following: a definition of the project (to take his example, desalinization: the removal of salts from seawater), a description of why it matters (fresh water is an increasingly scarce, but neccessary resource, the lack of which is the source of much conflict and suffering), a brief history of work done on the project to date (overview of previously-created desalinization tools), and suggestions on what work remains to be done (create a desalinization method which is cheap, sustainable and easily distributed).
So, what do you say, worldchangers? Got a project (or two, or twenty)? We want to hear 'em. Mr. Eno assures us credit will be given where credit's due. Consider it a contest. All ideas welcome. Share your answers in the comment section
