Some interesting stuff in Esquire Magazine

On the one hand I find futurism and lists of superlatives fascinating and interesting, and on the other hand I take them with a grain of salt no matter how cool and cutting edge they seem.  So with that in mind, here's a couple of articles I found in Esquire Magazine online that are interesting.

Six Ideas That Will Change the World - how can you not find electronic skin, machines that fix themselves and a new plastic made from orange peels interesting?

The Best and Brightest 2007 - another one of those lists of people who are changing/will change the world.