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Michael Marien, Senior Principal, The Security & Sustainability Guide, Research Director, Existential Risks Working Group, World Academy of Art & Science

  • Posted by Tad Davis
  • On 30 June 2025
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I like the description of Ted as a “gentle giant.” I worked with him in 1970 when I was a research fellow with the Educational Policy Research Center at Syracuse, and Ted and Olaf were constructing an early Delphi exercise for us. Lots of fun, and Ted was never over-bearing as we proceeded with our questions. Sorry to hear of his passing, of course! And the many futurists who mourn his passing reflects his “giant” influence.

 
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