Barry Ptolemy City on August 3, 2011. Ptolemy has been quoted as saying he assembled this panel to "start a grand discussion about the future." Barry Ptolemy Robert Barry Ptolemy (born 1969) is an American film director, producer and writer. Ptolemy directed "Transcendent Man" (2009) a documentary film about futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil. Ptolemy was born in Los Angeles, California. His father introduced him to computers at an early age, giving him a lifelong interest in technology. At the age of 12, Ptolemy worked with Steven Spielberg on the set of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) as an animal wrangler. Inspired by
Lake Ptolemy northward flowing drainage and to the northeast by northeastward draining systems. The presence of "Asphataria" indicates that Lake Ptolemy was a freshwater lake, although with occasional brackish phases. Precipitation at the time was about per year. At a water level of Lake Ptolemy would have been connected with a paleodrainage system belonging to the Abyad Plateau. A connection between Lake Ptolemy and Wadi Howar is possible, but not proven. At water levels of Lake Ptolemy would overflow into Wadi Arid. Lake Ptolemy featured a diverse ecosystem. Plant species documented from Lake Ptolemy include "Acacia" and "Tamarix" species, as well as