James Reston wrote in The New York Times (July 7, 1957):

The world's preeminent futurist explains what's next for an industrial civilization bursting at the seams.

The Tofflers employ a deep intellectual and practical understanding of technological, economic, political, and sociological progress to predict the course of our culture at large. So far, they've been disturbingly correct.

In this week's episode of "Big Thinkers," Alvin Toffler will explain in his own words what the immediate implications of the information revolution will be, and what we as a society must do to ride out the cultural turbulence to come.

What's the big idea? When it comes to the intersection of culture and technology, there're a lot of them.

Every October, at Pop!Tech, we assemble some great contemporary thinkers, writers, pioneers, academics, scientists, and business leaders to discuss, debate, engage and exhilarate.

It's a vibrant, participatory scene and attendees are left invigorated. It gets heated, it gets provocative and it inspires.

Interested?

This year, the spotlight is on Artificial Worlds. Our speakers -- and our audience -- will be talking about new societies in cyberspace, worldwide gaming communities, how artificial worlds are beginning to overlay reality, what's ahead in totally immersive virtual reality, the artificial worlds of the silver screen, even artificial worlds that are chemically-induced.