Jacques Barcia is a journalist, science fiction writer and futurist. He has written on technology, economics, crime, and human rights for newspapers in Brazil. Jacques’s fiction has been featured in Shine: An Anthology for Optimistic Science Fiction and The Apex Book of World Science Fiction; and has appeared in magazines such as Clarkesworld and Electric Velocipede. He is one of the co-founders of Futuring Today, a futures lab that blends foresight, design, and science fiction to explore our futures. Jacques also serves as the Futures Consultant for the Brazilian non-profit science and technology park, Porto Digital. He teaches Design Futures at the Cesar School. He's also a fellow of the Centre For Postnormal Policies and Futures Studies (CPPFS).