*Live from Amsterdam, where I'm about to mosey over to the PowerShow venue.
Hello Bruce Sterling,
Welcome to a special issue of the Next Nature newsletter: the 2011 Power Show Edition. Tomorrow, November 5th, the Next Nature Network will be showing Amsterdam how to grow a city, how to make antidepressant yoghurt, and how to live in the Anthropocene.
For more updates, follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nextnature, or like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nextnature.
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CONTENTS
-The Next Nature Power Show in Amsterdam
-Top Three Reasons to Go
-The Only Reason Not to Go
-Power Show Blog Highlights
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THE NEXT NATURE POWER SHOW IN AMSTERDAM
The Next Nature Power Show is an intellectual spectacle where artists, scientists, designers, filmmakers, politicians and philosophers present their radical ideas, visionary statements and powerful images on how to design, build and live in Next Nature: the nature caused by people. Expect a mixture of live performance, film, physical experience and virtual imagination.
http://www.nextnature.net/events/powershow2011/
Tickets €25,- (Students €20,-)
5 November, 2011. 19:30-22:00 Stadschouwburg. Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
To order tickets, call (+31) 20 6242311 or visit:
http://www.ssba.nl/page.ocl?pageid=3&ev=43155
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TOP THREE REASONS TO GO
See a parade of powerful visions on next nature in only 2.5 hours. Get a fast, furious, and funny education from philosophers, artists, writers and eccentric visionaries.
Come for the building... The Stadsschouwburg is a grand venue dating back to 1894, located right on Leidseplein, one of the liveliest squares in Amsterdam.
Stay for the book...The Power Show also marks the launch of the long-awaited book Next Nature. Be the first to get your hands on a copy at a special discount price.
http://www.nextnature.net/product/next-nature-book/
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THE ONLY REASON NOT TO GO
Don't worry if you live too far from Amsterdam to make it to the Power Show. Even if you call Sydney or Seattle home, you can still follow the live blog of the event:
http://wwww.twitter.com/nextnature.
The event will not be streamed live, yet all the talks will be recorded and nicely edited for your convenience. Over the coming weeks the Next Nature blog will be featuring videos from the Power Show and, as always, we have an extensive selection of past essays and posts about our presenters:
http://www.nextnature.net/tag/power-show/
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POWER SHOW BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
Vision on Next Nature
American science fiction writer Bruce Sterling shares his vision on Next Nature. Want to prepare yourself for his mind lifting talk? Read his essay on the website.
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/09/next-nature-intro-by-bruce-sterling/
Holland Gets an Unnatural High
Journalist Thijs Zonneveld's modest proposal to build a fake mountain in the Netherlands has turned into an enthusiastic movement.
http://www.nextnature.net/2011/09/holland-gets-a-unnatural-high/
Incredibly Shrinking Humanity
Arne Hendricks thinks we can solve the world's environmental problems by shrinking every human to 50 centimeters.
http://www.nextnature.net/2011/10/incredibly-shrinking-humanity/
Swallowable Parfum
Lucy McRae has invented a scented capsule that, when swallowed, makes your sweat smell like perfume.
http://www.nextnature.net/2011/08/swallowable-parfum/
Self-Repairing Architecture
Rachel Armstrong believes that we can save Venice by using synthetic biology to make its supports grow and accrete like a coral reef.
http://www.nextnature.net/2010/06/self%E2%80%93repairing-architecture/
Meet the New Meat
Professor Mark Post proposes lab-grown meat as a simple way to drastically cut carbon emissions and the production of other greenhouse gases.
http://www.nextnature.net/2011/07/meet-the-new-meat/
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The good people of Next Nature are grateful to the TU/e, Mondriaan Foundation, Pauwhof Fund and Stichting Doen for their kind support.
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