Planned Events

“Future of Planet Earth” FFF/UNESCO Joint Sponsored Seminar

June 3–5, 2008

9th Annual Kistler Prize

September 11, 2008

“Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario” Humanity 3000 Workshop

September 12–14, 2008

 

RECENT Events

“Think Globally, Act Locally” Humanity 3000 Seminar

April 2008

Awarding of the Walter P. Kistler Book Award

March 2008

Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher of the Year Award

November 2007

Awarding of Eighth Annual Kistler Prize

September 2007

Walter P. Kistler Science Documentary Film Award

June 2007

 

Announcements

2009 Kistler Prize
Call for Nominations

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008

 

Streaming Video

Foundation For the Future 10th Anniversary

Where Does Humanity Go from Here?

Cosmic Origins: From Big Bang to Humankind

 

Recent Publications

Foundation Newsletter

Winter 2007/2008
[1.6 MB PDF]

“Energy Challenges” Executive Summary

“Energy Challenges” Workshop Proceedings

[34.9 MB PDF]

“Humanity and the Biosphere” Seminar Proceedings

[8.7 MB PDF]

“Crossroads for Planet Earth” Seminar Proceedings

[16 MB PDF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programs

Online Films and Videos

 

The Foundation developes film and video productions related to its mission and activities.

 

Foundation For the Future 10th Anniversary

The Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Edition of Where Does Humanity Go from Here? is a 22-minute video featuring many scholar insights and all major activities of the Foundation in its first 10 years of operation. Foundation officers speak on camera about the goals and intentions of the programs now in existence and plans for the future.

 

 

Where Does Humanity Go from Here?

This 13-minute video synopsizes the Foundation’s work with leading scientists, academicians, philosophers, and futurists in discussion about humanity’s long-term future. Numerous scholars from around the world offer insights into present-day situations and implications for the thousand-year future of our species and Planet Earth.

 

 

Cosmic Origins: From Big Bang to Humankind

This 15-minute film, depicting the evolution of the cosmos and of life on Earth, is a production by the Palfreman Film Group in conjunction with The Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University and the Foundation For the Future. It has been distributed in video format to thousands of classrooms across the United States.

 

 

Videos in Production

The Foundation is preparing a series of streaming videos of scholar keynote addresses, scholar interviews, seminar and workshop summaries, and Young Scholars program activities that will be implemented on our website in the near future.

 

Movie Formats

Our streaming movies are currently available in QuickTime and Windows Media format. QuickTime Player is available for free from Apple. Windows Media Player is available for free from Microsoft.