1. A Selection of Discussion Starters for Futurists Presented to The Minnesota Futurists 31July 2010 By David Keenan

2. Agenda Four short video clips 20 minutes per topic

3. A Headset To Read Brainwaves July 2010 Tan Le, Emotiv Systems explains a new headset that reads your brain waves TED video clip http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves.html

4. The Future of User Interface June 2010 John Underkoffler (Minority Report) explores future user interface concepts TED video clip http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/john_underkoffler_drive_3d_data_with_a_gesture.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/john_underkoffler_drive_3d_data_with_a_gesture.html

5. Grown Homes February 2010 Mitchell Joachim presents homes that can be grown TED video clip http://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_joachim_don_t_build_your_home_grow_it.html http://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_joachim_don_t_build_your_home_grow_it.html

6. New Life Form Announced May 2010 Craig Venter announces a new life form TED video clip ttp://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html ttp://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html

7. Summary