PinnedMichael GarfieldDon’t “Optimize” Your LifeYou cannot optimize your life. Not really. Stop before you hurt yourself.Sep 26, 20191Sep 26, 20191
PinnedMichael GarfieldAn Oral History of The End of “Reality”My first work of fiction, handwritten in August-September 2017 after years of reading and talking about the past and future evolution of…Feb 17, 20203Feb 17, 20203
PinnedMichael GarfieldThe Future Is NoisyThriving in the age of distractions is hearing the music inside the noise.Jan 16Jan 16
PinnedMichael GarfieldImprovising Out of Algorithmic IsolationThese miraculous machines! Do we shape them Or do they shape us? Or reshape us from our decent, far designs?Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Michael GarfieldThe Psychedelic Transhumanists: A Virtual Round Table Between Legends Living & DeadLegends of psychedelic philosophy join across time & dimension in a simulated discussion about the intersection of tech & consciousness!Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
Michael GarfieldBest Seat in the House: You’re Virtually ThereMixed reality and biometrics will transform the experience of and marketplace for live entertainment.Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
Michael GarfieldExaptation of the GuitarOn Evolution, Improvisation, Music, and ArtDec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022
Michael GarfieldConversation with The Machine: MG meets GPT-3 (c/o Oscar Sharp)…in which I prompt prospective Future Fossils Podcast guest GPT-3 via my delightfully weird friend, visionary film-maker Oscar Sharp, who…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Michael GarfieldIn Defense of Star Trek: Picard & DiscoveryMy response to disparaging comments made by several of my friends, including this one about how Starfleet and The Federation of Planets no…Jun 5, 20223Jun 5, 20223
Michael GarfieldThe Fullness of Emptiness: Riffing on Arvo PärtArvo Pärt’s minimalist soundscapes are a major feature of the Twentieth Century’s musical terrain; his is a particularly windblown and…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021