Jacque Fresco LLN336 Louisville Late Night Show

• published: 21 Jan 2015
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Connect with The Venus Project at www.thevenusproject.org Looking Forward was published in 1969. Author Ken Keyes Jr., and Jacques Fresco coauthored the book. Looking Forward, is a speculative look at the future. The authors picture an ideal 'cybernetic society in which want has been banished and work and personal possessions no longer exist; individual gratification is the total concern'.[32] Fresco formed a new non-profit called "Sociocyberneering." It was a non-political, non-sectarian membership organization claiming 250 members according to an interview of Fresco.[33] Fresco frequently hosted educational lectures in Miami Beach and four nights a week at his home in Coral Gables[34][35] Fresco promoted his organization by lecturing at universities[36] and appearing on radio and television.[37][38] Fresco defined "sociocyberneering" as "the application of the most sophisticated forms of computer technology in the management of human affairs."[39][40] Fresco located land in south Florida to build an experimental community. Due to complications with a zoning board, the development did not materialize.[41] Eventually the investment was abandoned and the land sold. Land for a different project by Fresco was located in rural Venus, Florida. Fresco then established a research center in 1980.[42] With help from some previous members, some buildings were constructed at the Venus site. Venus Project and later career Construction in Venus In 1994, Fresco incorporated The Venus Project.[3] The Venus Project is presented in its literature as the culmination of Fresco's life work. It is located in central Florida near west Lake Okeechobee about fifty miles northeast of Fort Myers. On its 21.5-acre lot, there are ten buildings designed by Fresco. It is partly a research center for Fresco and Roxanne Meadows and partly an educational center for supporters.[43] They produce videos and literature presenting their goals and ideas. According to their literature, their ultimate goal is to improve society by moving towards global, sustainable, technological social design which they call a "resource-based economy".[44]