There are many people I want to be when I grow up (among them Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, and Neko Case), but the first one I'll mention is Brian Greene, the coolest scientist ever whose goal is to bring science to the masses in a digestable way. In any case, he is the founder of The World Science Festival, and I had the fortune of scoring a ticket to one of the lectures, Future Cities, that hadn't sold out in about four minutes. Though it was about three weeks ago, it really resonated with me and has made a lasting impression.
Future Cities examined the environment and those who were making a positive impact on the usually doom-and-gloom topic. The panelists included an architect who is knowledgeable in eco-materials that eat up smog and cigarette smoke, an environmental activist who plants vegetation on top of bronx rooftops, and a designer that imagined the future horizontally-stackable car.
It was really refreshing to see and hear these amazing people talk about optimism and promise in the bleak reality of the inevitable hell we'll be living, thanks to <insert your choice of person/group/politician to blame here>
But what is my point here? I'm not sure if I made one, but maybe you might be interested in volunteering at next year's festival so you can say hi to your favorite mad scientist or the latest and greatest eco-city developer. And if you do, I'll probably be there too.
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