A decade ago few people could have imagined the Internet of 2000— almost limitless information on a unique medium shared with anyone who can get there. But this remarkably disruptive technology has only begun to flex its power, and the big question so far in this millennium is clear: What's next for the Internet? To find out, Discover magazine and the Disney Institute convened a panel of creative, influential techies whose careers have proven they're pretty good at predicting the future. Read and prepare.
Who's Who on the Panel:
BRAN FERREN was until recently the president of research and development for the Walt Disney Company. He left to cofound a new company called Applied Minds, with partners Danny Hillis and Doug Carlston. Their focus is to invent new concepts and technologies that will make our world a better place.
FRANCINE GEMPERLE directs the Interaction Design Studio at Carnegie Mellon University's Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, where she focuses on finding intuitive ways for people to work with technology. She conducts research in mobile and wearable computing and human-computer interaction.
MARTIN GREENBERGER holds the IBM chair in technology at the Anderson School of the University of California at Los Angeles. He is also senior fellow at the Milken Institute and president of the Council for Technology and the Individual, a nonprofit foundation addressing the human dimensions of technology.
