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Patrick Tanguay

Autodidact. Generalist. Synthesist. Curator of the weekly Sentiers, a newsletter to understand the world and imagine better futures.

Montreal

Four characters representing distinct genres of futurist rhetoric.

What we talk about when we talk about The Future ⊗ Polyfuturism ⊗ The downward spiral of technology

An Alternate History of Human Potential ⊗ The Tyranny of the Algorithm ⊗ The Coming Storm

An Alternate History of Human Potential ⊗ The Tyranny of the Algorithm ⊗ The Coming Storm

‘Whatever it takes’ to limit climate change

‘Whatever it takes’ to limit climate change

To own the future, read Shakespeare ⊗ It’s time to dismantle the technopoly ⊗ Accelerationist possibilities

To own the future, read Shakespeare ⊗ It’s time to dismantle the technopoly ⊗ Accelerationist possibilities

The interstitium but not the interstitium. Made with Midjourney.

Invisible Landscapes ⊗ Freeing Ourselves From the Clutches of Big Tech ⊗ Deep in the Wilderness

Francisco de Burgoa Library in Oaxaca, Mexico? By Rafael M. on Unsplash.

AI and Trust ⊗ This Is Your Brain on Books ⊗ Should Synthetic Biology Be the Next Decade’s Big Bet to Tackle Climate Change?

Arindam Mahanta on Unsplash.

Two notes on harmony

Gray and blue shoreline, Vik, Iceland. By Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash.

Positive climate tipping points ⊗ The battle for AI’s future ⊗ The ‘Georgists’ are out there

Chemin de l’Île-Grandbois, Saint-Casimir, by Mériol Lehmann.

The dangers of our net zero obsession ⊗ The origins of AI’s ideological divide ⊗ Don’t call me an “urbanist”

‘Is your soul missing too?’ Shanghai, China, by Katherine Gu on Unsplash.

Rapid urbanisation and paranormal anxieties in China ⊗ The dragonfly journey ⊗ Sorry we created the Torment Nexus

Person in a space suit and helmet looking out at the moon Europa. Vintage science fiction illustration. With Midjourney.

Space Is Dead ⊗ Work, Life, and Perennials ⊗ Sculpting Consciousness

African political activists & performance artists focused on climate change, with Midjourney.

Seawater’s teeming life may change our own ⊗ Youth Boom in Africa changes the world ⊗ Think computationally about AI