GSP-09 Student, Singularity University
Singularity University Scholarship Recipient
Sofya Yampolsky is a futurist living and working in New York, with expertise in design, media, and education. She is currently working on developing visualizations of complex systems, information-mapping for community development, and expanding technological literacy in underserved populations.
Education:
Sofya earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Museum Education from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and is completing her Master’s in Sociology and Media Studies at The New School in New York City.
Home Country/Town: Boston, MA
SU Track: Future Studies and Forecasting
Entrepreneurial Activities:
Sofya is the founder of The New Futurists, an online and offline organization that aims to rebrand futurism for a new generation and leverage futures thinking for positive social change.
Expertise/Interest:
Sofya is interested in design philosophy, converging technologies, complexity theory, midcenturty modernism, music, brunch, and shenanigans.
Links:
Email: sofya.yampolsky at singularityu.org