Randall Mayes

Randall Mayes is a technology analyst, author, futurist, and instructor of emerging technologies in Duke University’s OLLI program.

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The Metaverse: Science Fiction or Reality?

We tend to overestimate a technology’s abilities in the near term, and massively underestimate what it can do in the long term.

Randall Mayes

14 Jul 2022 · 9 min read

The Mismeasure and Misuse of GDP

In The Great Questions of Tomorrow [https://www.amazon.com/Great-Questions-Tomorrow-Ted-Books/dp/150111994X], David Rothkopf, an international policy expert and former editor of Foreign Policy, noted that we are on the cusp of a sweeping revolution—one that will change every facet of our lives. Klaus Schwab, the executive director

Randall Mayes

16 Jan 2022 · 9 min read

The Peculiar Economics of 3D Printing

Most new technologies, when they are launched, arrive with a lot of hype. While 3D printing fits the business model for customized products, it is not yet cost effective in a commercial manufacturing sector which requires mass production.

Randall Mayes

21 Dec 2021 · 9 min read

Flying Cars: What, How, When, and Why?

Even though electric and self-driving cars have yet to saturate the market, dozens of companies are at various stages of launching flying cars in a variety of models.

Randall Mayes

18 Nov 2021 · 9 min read

A Perfect Storm: The Chocolate, Coffee, and Climate Crises

Randall Mayes

4 Nov 2021 · 10 min read

Autonomous Vehicles: Hype or Reality?

AVs are essentially robots with the same requirements as human-driven vehicles—driving and parking skills, the ability to communicate with other cars and the infrastructure, navigation skills, and access to a source of energy.

Randall Mayes

19 Oct 2021 · 13 min read