This is just a partial list of some academic projects that I’ve had in mind and may or may not pursue.

• An exploration of the socio-cultural changes that occurred around 1990s, specifically the way that the world prior to 1990 is incomprehensible to those who live now, especially ppl my age (historical cliff, historical apathy)
• The rhetoric of the past, future, and alternate realities–living in fictions. ie, Reverse-historical Narratives, the recording of the past, appeal of alternate realities
• A historical study on the “futurism” that has existed at various points in time, with a focus on the rhetoric of the future
• A study of the rhetoric of emerging technologies today
• The difference between reception and philosophies of emerging technologies between the west and Japan.
• The role of metaphors, narratives, and framing in emerging technology discourse (the one I put in my personal statements for grad school)
• An ethnographic study of the way that advance technologies are incorporated into developing countries in new and interesting ways, including how they are viewed. (Of course this might not be within my level of expertise and ability.)
• I’d like to work with some psychologists studying the way that children are socialized into technology, especially the kind of kids that are skype-ing from the time they are babies (like my nephew). Of course, this one is also out of my jurisdiction. Maybe I could just help out with it.
• A technological account of the existential dilemma (my technological existentialism)
• My account of experiential existentialism (a far off project of mine that doesn’t necessarily relate to technology specifically).

I think thats it for now. Those are huge projects in themselves. This could take my whole life.