Paul Saffo is a forecaster and essayist with over two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its practical impact on business and society. He currently teaches at Stanford University and is a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network. A Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Paul serves on the board of the Long Now Foundation and the Singapore National Research Foundation Science Advisory Board. Paul is a columnist for ABCNews.com, and his essays have appeared in numerous publications, including The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New York Times, and the Washington Post.