Chaos to Prosperity, Encounters with a Changing China

In the summer of 1967 two friends and I visited the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. We were graduate students in a US-funded program on east-west relations and eager to get a Chinese perspective. Received with awkward formality, we were escorted to a reception room and told to wait while our host excused himself, returning a few minutes later with three English-language editions of the … Continue reading Chaos to Prosperity, Encounters with a Changing China

Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality

The most amazing advance in Apple’s Visionary Pro is image clarity.  Immersed within the customized headset, near the end of the 30-minute demonstration, a giant shark is speeding straight towards your head. You’re tempted to wince or get out of the way.  Similarly, in the stunning video of the young woman tight rope walking across a chasm with roaring water far below, you feel you’re walking with … Continue reading Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality