I like to think of my work as creating and disseminating knowledge. I'm especially interested in the way artists envision the future and create models of it in the present. Throughout the history of art, artists have often employed emerging technologies and scientific ideas in this pursuit. I believe that art, at its best, offers deep insight - a type of knowledge that Gregory Bateson likened to wisdom - that can help build a more compassionate and peaceful future.As a little boy growing up in the late 1960s, some of my most vivid memories are of the US space-program. I had models of rockets and the lunar landing module, and a plastic space-helmet. I was so excited when the Apollo XI reached the moon! On my little record-player, I endlessly played a recording of Neil Armstrong saying his immortal words, "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind." I drew lots of pictures of rockets and imaginary space vehicles, including a self-portrait in my space-helmet with a rocket, with the letters "N A S A," in the background. Little did I know that my childhood fascinations would lead to my vocation as an art historian whose research focuses on the entwined histories of art, science, and technology!I hope you enjoy my books and I'm grateful for your feedback and reviews. You can see more of my work at www.artexetra.com