“Northern California has always been on the lookout for Utopian societies. (Hello, Burning Man). So it’s really no surprise that the latest idea for Eden was cooked up in San Francisco. The Seasteading Institute, a group working to form autonomous, floating cities in the ocean, met for its annual conference in San Francisco over the weekend. And, though the idea may sound like the plot of a science fiction film, supporters include successful entrepreneurs, professors from Harvard, Duke and UC Berkeley, and PayPal founder Peter Thiel.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/seasteading-institute_n_1568951.html

http://www.seasteading.org/?intro=close

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HIRwETth1QM