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Scott Smith

Scott Smith is a futurist and founder of Changeist, a futures research lab that looks at the impact of emerging technologies. He splits time between the US and UK, and is a visiting lecturer on design and innovation at IED Barcelona.

ONLY GETTING WORSE
If you thought election 2016 was horrible, then 2020 will be much, much worse
Quartz • November 9, 2016
RADICAL REDEFINITION
To avoid another Brexit let’s stop treating citizenship as a birthright
Quartz • August 16, 2016
E-RESIDENCE
Estonia is making it easier to cross borders digitally
Quartz • October 28, 2015
Amazon wants to know everything about you by having a robot talk to you
Quartz • September 4, 2015
Soon American highways could be overrun with self-driving trucks
Quartz • February 25, 2015
In 2015, we’ll need different words to talk about the future
Quartz • December 26, 2014
SURVEILLANCE STATES
Taking video of people harassing your family can get you busted in the EU for privacy violations
Quartz • December 15, 2014
STORMY SKIES
The future of US air travel doesn’t look pretty
Quartz • July 11, 2014
Things get weird when objects get hooked up to the internet
Quartz • July 3, 2014
Edward Snowden threw a bucket of hot water on Scandinavia’s quest to house the world’s data
Quartz • June 8, 2014