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The Puppets of Buckminster Fuller

Synergetics was Buckminster Fuller’s attempt to bridge science and the humanities. Fuller employed many forms of communication to teach synergetics. He was the author or subject of dozens of books and hundreds of essays. He was a tireless public speaker, lecturing before hundreds of thousands in over one hundred globe-circling tours. Less known than these… Continue reading The Puppets of Buckminster Fuller

The Approximately Omnidirectional Ephemeralization of Richard Buckminster Fuller

I will be delivering a new version of my one-hour lecture The Approximately Omnidirectional Ephemeralization of Richard Buckminster Fuller this weekend in Portland, Oregon. When: 6pm Sunday 30 November 2008. Where: Portland Center Stage, 128 NW Eleventh Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Cost: Free! (but buy a ticket and stay for the play after my lecture). Immediately… Continue reading The Approximately Omnidirectional Ephemeralization of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Dymaxion Portland

Coming up on Monday, 10 November 2008 in the Ellyn Bye Studio: DYMAXION PORTLAND. A conversation about regional resources with David Bragdon (Metro), John Haines (Mercy Corps NW), Jill Fuglister (Coalition for a Livable Future) and Lawrence Wallack (PSU’s College of Urban and Public Affairs). Join some of Portland’s leading thinkers and policy-makers for a… Continue reading Dymaxion Portland