This is a high-tech roadmap of the future, cracking open the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right, what they got wrong, and how they came to those conclusions.
Forecasting
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Author:Novella, Bob, Novella, Jay, Novella, StevenSummary: - Author:Hesse, HermannSummary:
The final novel of Hermann Hesse, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, The Glass Bead Game is a fascinating tale of the complexity of modern life as well as a classic of modern literature Set in the twenty-third...
- Author:Kotler, Steven, Diamandis, Peter H.Summary:
From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era. In their book Abundance, bestselling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler...
- Author:Pratchett, TerrySummary:
The story is set in a portion of the galaxy populated by fifty-two different sentient species. All of these species, humanity among them, have evolved in the last five million years, and all of them have evolved in a spherical volume of...
- Author:Taleb, NassimSummary:
Not all swans are white, and not all events--no matter what the experts think--are predictable. Taleb shows that black swans, like 9/11, cannot be foreseen and have an immeasurable impact on the world.
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Author:Hanson, RobinSummary:Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations, or ems. Scan a human brain, then run a model with the same connections on a fast computer, and...
- Author:King, ThomasSummary:
Jeremiah Camp, a.k.a. the Forecaster, can look into the heart of humanity and see the patterns that create opportunities and profits for the rich and powerful. Problem is, Camp has looked one too many times, has seen what he hadn't...
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Author:Brzezinski, ZbigniewSummary:Explains America's vital role in achieving global stability, addressing four major areas of concern while outlining recommendations for a long-term plan to help America to reclaim and maintain global power and support.
- Author:Quammen, DavidSummary:
Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge...
- Author:Christensen, Clayton M.Summary:
Internationally renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen and his research partners Scott D. Anthony and Erik A. Roth present this groundbreaking guide for predicting outcomes in the evolution of any industry.
- Author:Poznansky, Mark J.Summary:
How can we accelerate the development of vaccines? How do we feed three billion people when twelve million died of hunger in 2019? Does synthetic biology hold the answer? With all the advances in science in the last century, why are...
- Author:Poitras, JacquesSummary:
The story of the rise and fall of the Energy East pipeline. The project was to be a monumental undertaking, beginning near Edmonton and stretching over four thousand kilometres, across two hundred First Nation reserves, through Montreal...
- Author:Drucker, Peter F.Summary:
Drucker succintly tackles the evolving paradigms and management challenges businesses face as the new century begins. He explains that manages should consider themselves leaders, not bosses, and treat their employees as though they are...
- Author:Francis, Pope, Ivereigh, AustenSummary:
In this uplifting and practical book, written in collaboration with his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, the preeminent spiritual leader explains why we must—and how we can—make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people now....
- Author:McGonigal, JaneSummary:
A world-renowned future forecaster and game designer teaches us to envision the future before it arrives--and gives us the tools to help shape the world we want to live in. The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most disruptive events in...
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A collection of short stories and poems to provide a look at the future through open doors. Not the future that is formed in the minds of science fiction writers but the individual and personal future that awaits each of us.
- Author:Epstein, AlexSummary:
The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energyFor over a decade, philosopher and energy expert...
- Author:Acevedo, ElizabethSummary:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! Winner of the NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth...
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Author:Pinker, Steven, Ridley, Matt, de Botton, Alain, Gladwell, MalcolmSummary:Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving....
- Author:Specter, MichaelSummary:
Specter fervently argues that people are turning away from new technologies and engaging in a kind of magical thinking that is hindering scientific progress.
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