Essays (Future)

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100 Phenomena 100 Phenomena: Complete English text from the Finnish book "100 Phenomena" by Risto Linturi and Ilkka Hannula containing miniature scenarios for the years 2000 to 2020 illustrating what may happen in our future and how it will feel. (Essays) http://www.linturi.fi/100_phenomena/index.html Innovation Watch Innovation Watch: Follows developments in science, technology, business, society and the environment and assesses their impact. (Essays) http://www.innovationwatch.com Scientific American: The Bottleneck Scientific American: The Bottleneck: A "state of the world" essay by E.O. Wilson calling for a vision of environmental sustainability founded on an environmental ethic linked to a long-term perspective; China's development as an example. (Essays) http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000E5878-3E45-1CC6-B4A8809EC588EEDF A Message From Future Generations A Message From Future Generations: People of the future give advice on spiritual and political development. Excerpts from Dr. Allen Tough's book of the same title. (Essays) http://members.aol.com/allentough/fg.html Digital Fracture Digital Fracture: Articles related to decision makers lag and its economic and cultural consequnces. (Essays) http://www.burcet.net/escenarios/second_fracture.htm Super-intelligence: Essays on the Far Future Super-intelligence: Essays on the Far Future: Wide-ranging essays on our potential to create planet-sized Matrioshka Brains millions of times more intelligent than today's humans. (Essays) http://www.aeiveos.com/~bradbury/MatrioshkaBrains/MatrioshkaBrains.html ROBOT: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind, by Hans Moravec ROBOT: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind, by Hans Moravec: Additional figures and text for Moravec's book on the next six decades. (Essays) http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/book98/ Reflections Of A Changing Era Reflections Of A Changing Era: Reflections Of A Changing Era, The American Dream, by Jim Bickford. (Essays) http://www.usdreams.com/ReflecChanging49.html Australia's Future Australia's Future: A prediction about the nature of the impending Republic of Australia. (Essays) http://www.users.bigpond.com/smartboard/decline/civfut.htm Future Studies Future Studies: Essays on change, the future of humanity, and transhumanism, by Nick Bostrom; archival site, no longer updated. (Essays) http://www.future-studies.com/ Saving the Future Saving the Future: Suggests key changes that lead to an acceptable future. Offers articles and forum. (Essays) http://savingthefuture.siteideas.net/ Future Studies: An Interdisciplinary Vehicle for Space Science Education Future Studies: An Interdisciplinary Vehicle for Space Science Education: Essay on futures studies' use in the space science curriculum which includes example methods, suggested reading, and three futures course descriptions. (Essays) http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/future.html The Collegiate Landscape of the Future The Collegiate Landscape of the Future: The universities of the future won't be built around the Internet; they will be built around small residential colleges. (Essays) http://www.collegiateway.org/future/ Futurlogics a system of prospective thinking Futurlogics a system of prospective thinking: Research method and a predictive model for dealing with the unknown. (Essays) http://www.xmission.com/~fractil/f.html Why the Future Doesn't Need Us Why the Future Doesn't Need Us: Article on how technologies, including robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech, are threatening to make humans an endangered species. (Essays) http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy_pr.html The Sky is the Linit The Sky is the Linit: A personal discussion of the most relevant and actual of the world's problems. (Essays) http://author.senescence.info/thoughts/transhuman.html Carfree City Design Carfree City Design: Exploring the prospect of designing auto-less, sustainable communities with alternative transportation, renewable energy, pedestrian orientation, mixed-use zoning, fiber optics and recycling facilities in all units and other green features to aid in long- (Essays) http://www.priorities.org/carfree.htm Philosophy of Technology Philosophy of Technology: Several essays centered on how the world will cope with humanity's natural drive towards cultural and physical speciation. (Essays) http://home.comcast.net/~reillyjones/ Be Afraid Be Afraid: Provides forecasts of scientific and social developments; tracks cutting edge technology like nanotechnology and genetics; offers insight into changes in near future lifestyles. (Essays) http://www.sageous.com/beafraid.html Social Fiction - S. Flor Social Fiction - S. Flor: Report from the year 2029: local markets have become an important complement to the established global economic system. (Essays) http://www.social-fiction.de News for a Synergic Earth News for a Synergic Earth: A collection of discussions and articles focused on culture, systems thinking and how to create a more sustainable future. (Essays) http://www.synearth.net The Human 3 Evolution The Human 3 Evolution: One page essay summarizing a work in progress which proposes achieving world security via application of technologies which detect lies. (Essays) http://www.human3.com/ Consolidation for Social Awareness and Responsiblity Consolidation for Social Awareness and Responsiblity: Compendium of research papers, scientific studies and learned opinions regarding issues that will have profound affect upon our children. (Essays) http://www3.sympatico.ca/truegrowth/legacy.htm Scenarios: The Red Herring Column Scenarios: The Red Herring Column: Contains several papers about various topics. Including Yucca Mountain, the uture of the economy, and broad band. (Essays) http://www.gbn.org/ColumnListDisplayServlet.srv?col=10 Future's Edge Future's Edge: Topics include world population, stem cell research, limits of science, climate change, and anthrax. Includes links to other resources. (Essays) http://www.futuresedge.org/ Impact of Science and Technology on Society Impact of Science and Technology on Society: Progressive side-effects of military, political, legal, religious, agricultural, economic and industrial processes attempting to appropriate a technology that may be far too sophisticated and powerful. (Essays) http://mt.sopris.net/mpc/ A peep into Future A peep into Future: A journey to the future through our thoughts. The rate of changes in our society is sweeping. A speculation how the world is going to be in a few decades from now. (Essays) http://aravind.htmlplanet.com/future.html Manifesto for the Peoples of the Third Millennium Manifesto for the Peoples of the Third Millennium: An outline of processes for developing progressive alternative societies. (Essays) http://m3peeps.org/manif.htm Dr. Arthur B. Shostak Dr. Arthur B. Shostak: Professor of Sociology, and futurist. Includes his essays and book reviews. (Essays) http://www.futureshaping.com/shostak/