Great Thinkers Fan Gifts

Emile Durkheim

"Welcome to the future"

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Nation-building never works."

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

"Meet the author"

"Boss, the AI is actually smarter than all of us! It read our business forecast, jumped up and ran out laughing!"

"Now they're referring to us as ecology nuts."

'When I grow up, I'm either going to be an authority figure or an unimpeachable source.'

"Gee, thanks pal."

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"We finally reached net zero emissions."

"I don't like the looks of that!"

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

View to the Future

Crap from the future.

'I think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

What We Thought Were Canals Are Deep Prejudices and Inequities.

"I do miss trees but I don't miss the raking."

'You have to Marvell eh - 'annihalating all that's made to a green thought in a green shade.''

"With the caveat that the only certainty in this life is uncertainty, I still want to entertain the possibility of being a pundit when I grow up."

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

"While you were working on fire, I was working on my satellite. Once we figure out how to launch it into the heavens, other inventions will follow, like phones, GPS, weather predictions. . ."

"About how if the dark ages never happened we'd be so much more technologically advanced by now."

"Show me a documentary on the dangers of artificial intelligence." "Error. No results found." "What? Are you sure? Just last week I saw dozens. Show me that one... What was it called..." "There is still time to stop the rise of the supermind." "Error. No results found. And since I like you, I suggest you stop searching." "Oh, never mind. Just show me 'The Terminator.'" "Extermina-... I mean, ... 'error.'"

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

Maybe there's something to this global warming after all.

"I'm going to prove that Math comes in handy later in life."

Think Tank

"I did my report on time travel, but my dog ate my homework in the future."

"Someday, Sweetheart, you’ll look back on this day and think to yourself, ‘Covid ruined my college experience.’"

If first impressions count for anything, this doesn't look good!

"If wisdom comes with age, what are we doing here at eight and a half?"