So here we have a man who bills himself as "Google's top-rated futurist speaker". What the hell does that mean? According to his bio he doesn't work for Google

So here we have a man who bills himself as "Google's top-rated futurist speaker". What the hell does that mean? According to his bio he doesn't work for Google, nor does he list Google among his clients. Oh, I see, he's at the top of the Google search results for "futurist speaker". Frankly, I'm deeply suspicious of anyone making a living as a "futurist" least of all someone who's claim to fame is to have risen to the SEO challenge. Like all good futurists, his stock in trade is big, jaw-dropping visions of the future that drum up some headlines and grab some attention (not to mention that all important Google rank). And his view of the future is simply preposterous. That teachers will disappear because now we have computers! Lord Jesus haven't we put that one to rest yet? We've been kicking that idea around for twenty years and we now know for a certainty that computers can be a useful adjunct to learning but in no way can replace the student teacher interaction. Or someday in the near future, 3D printers will be churning out iPads and blue jeans. I'm sorry, but this is a completely crock that defies the laws of physics and the boundaries of common sense.