“Shall I refuse my dinner because I do not fully understand the process of digestion?” — Oliver Heaviside Dear Readers, We write to you on a weekly basis about the ongoing work to build a fully immersive computer-generated simulated world, sharing the various advances and accomplishments that are bringing the…

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” — Marie Curie Dear Readers, We have delayed publication of this week’s newsletter as a result of the extraordinary events unfolding in Europe. As…

“If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t.” — Emerson M. Pugh Dear Readers, As technologists, we are naturally fascinated by Elon Musk. His business savvy is widely celebrated, but what really makes him an intriguing and atypical…

“We can’t cross a bridge until we come to it; but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.” — Bernard M. Baruch Dear Readers, We will start this week’s newsletter by taking a trip to the movies. Georges Méliès, the French visionary born in 1861 who…

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” — Alan Turing Dear Readers,‍ When we originally set out to build this newsletter and community, we had many questions about how to best approach the vast topic. A lot of…

“What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well…” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Dear Readers, We have taken a lot of pleasure in engaging with you over the past few weeks and are thrilled that our newsletters have received a warm reception. One…

“Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology is Indistinguishable from Magic” — Arthur C. Clarke Dear Readers, They say that it is calm before a storm. But they should also add that it is calm after a storm. Indeed, following an event-filled CES 2022, which heralded the Metaverse as a megatrend of the…

“The Future is Always Beginning Now” — Mark Strand, US Poet Laureate Dear Readers, What a week this has been. The Consumer Electronics Show 2022, which took place in Last Vegas from Wednesday to Saturday, featured a plethora of newsmaking unveilings. While we did appreciate the announcement of many amusing…

“The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be” — Yogi Berra Happy New Year! We are excited to begin 2022 by publishing our first weekly newsletter, and look forward to sharing the adventure ahead with you. What a way we have come since “Lo”, the first characters ever exchanged between…