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2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future
Princeton physicist Gerard K. O'Neill's 1981 book, 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future was an attempt to predict the technological and social state of humanity 100 years in the future.
Princeton physicist Gerard K. O'Neill's 1981 book, 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future was an attempt to predict the technological and social state of humanity 100 years in the future.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a prospective book about the next 50 years by Jacques Attali.
A Brief History of the Future is a prospective book about the next 50 years by Jacques Attali.
A Short History of the Future
A Short History of the Future is a book by W. Warren Wagar which was first published in 1989 and underwent two substantive revisions (1992 & 1999).
A Short History of the Future is a book by W. Warren Wagar which was first published in 1989 and underwent two substantive revisions (1992 & 1999).
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think is a book by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler that was published in 2012.
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think is a book by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler that was published in 2012.
Critical Path (book)
Critical Path is a book written by US author and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller with the assistance of Kiyoshi Kuromiya.
Critical Path is a book written by US author and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller with the assistance of Kiyoshi Kuromiya.
Dark Age Ahead
Dark Age Ahead is a 2004 book by Jane Jacobs describing what she sees as the decay of five key "pillars" in the U.S. and Canada.
Dark Age Ahead is a 2004 book by Jane Jacobs describing what she sees as the decay of five key "pillars" in the U.S. and Canada.
Democracy and the Common Wealth
Democracy and the Common Wealth: Breaking the Stranglehold of the Special Interests is a 2010 book by urban designer, policy analyst and artist Michael E. Arth.
Democracy and the Common Wealth: Breaking the Stranglehold of the Special Interests is a 2010 book by urban designer, policy analyst and artist Michael E. Arth.
Engines of Creation
Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology is a molecular nanotechnology book written by K. Eric Drexler in 1986.
Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology is a molecular nanotechnology book written by K. Eric Drexler in 1986.
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism is a 1998 book by political philosopher John Gray that argues that free market globalization is unstable and is in the process of collapsing.
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism is a 1998 book by political philosopher John Gray that argues that free market globalization is unstable and is in the process of collapsing.
Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive?
Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive? is a best-selling 1967 book by William and Paul Paddock.
Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive? is a best-selling 1967 book by William and Paul Paddock.
Futurewise
Futurewise is a book on global trends written by the futurist Patrick Dixon in 1998, with new editions in 2001, 2003 and 2007.
Futurewise is a book on global trends written by the futurist Patrick Dixon in 1998, with new editions in 2001, 2003 and 2007.
Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly over the Edge
Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition is a non-fiction book by Ed Regis, an American author and educator, that presents a lighthearted look at scientific visionaries planning for a fu...
Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition is a non-fiction book by Ed Regis, an American author and educator, that presents a lighthearted look at scientific visionaries planning for a fu...
Hacking Matter
Hacking Matter is a 2003 book by Wil McCarthy.
Hacking Matter is a 2003 book by Wil McCarthy.
Internet church
An Internet Church or Cyberchurch is a gathering of religious believers facilitated through the use of online video stream, audio stream and or written messages whose primary purpose is to...
An Internet Church or Cyberchurch is a gathering of religious believers facilitated through the use of online video stream, audio stream and or written messages whose primary purpose is to...
Metaman
Metaman: The Merging of Humans and Machines into a Global Superorganism (ISBN 067170723X) is a 1993 book by author Gregory Stock.
Metaman: The Merging of Humans and Machines into a Global Superorganism (ISBN 067170723X) is a 1993 book by author Gregory Stock.
Nine Chains to the Moon
Nine Chains to the Moon is a book by R. Buckminster Fuller, first published in 1938.
Nine Chains to the Moon is a book by R. Buckminster Fuller, first published in 1938.
Our Final Hour
Our Final Hour is a 2003 book by the British Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees.
Our Final Hour is a 2003 book by the British Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees.
Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century
Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century is the third book in a trilogy written by the futurist Alvin Toffler, following on from Future Shock and The ...
Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century is the third book in a trilogy written by the futurist Alvin Toffler, following on from Future Shock and The ...
Revolutionary Wealth
Revolutionary Wealth is a book written by social analysts Alvin Toffler and his wife Heidi Toffler, first published in 2006 by Knopf (ISBN 0-375-40174-1).
Revolutionary Wealth is a book written by social analysts Alvin Toffler and his wife Heidi Toffler, first published in 2006 by Knopf (ISBN 0-375-40174-1).
Summa Technologiae
Summa Technologiae (the title is in Latin, meaning "Sum of Technology" in English) is a 1964 (1967 - second edition) book by Polish author Stanisław Lem.
Summa Technologiae (the title is in Latin, meaning "Sum of Technology" in English) is a 1964 (1967 - second edition) book by Polish author Stanisław Lem.
Sustainagility
Sustainagility, the properties of a system that allow actors to sustain agility, has been introduced as the complement of sustainability.
Sustainagility, the properties of a system that allow actors to sustain agility, has been introduced as the complement of sustainability.
The Age of Intelligent Machines
The Age Of Intelligent Machines is the title of an artificial intelligence documentary (1987) and book (1990) by futurist Ray Kurzweil; this was his first book and it won the Most Outstand...
The Age Of Intelligent Machines is the title of an artificial intelligence documentary (1987) and book (1990) by futurist Ray Kurzweil; this was his first book and it won the Most Outstand...
The Age of Spiritual Machines
The Age of Spiritual Machines is a book by futurist Ray Kurzweil about the future course of humanity, particularly relating to the development of artificial intelligence and its impact on hu...
The Age of Spiritual Machines is a book by futurist Ray Kurzweil about the future course of humanity, particularly relating to the development of artificial intelligence and its impact on hu...
The Coming Generational Storm
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future (2004) is a book by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns.
The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future (2004) is a book by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns.
The Coming Global Superstorm
The Coming Global Superstorm (ISBN 0-671-04190-8) is a 1999 book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber which predicts that global warming might produce sudden and catastrophic climatic effects.
The Coming Global Superstorm (ISBN 0-671-04190-8) is a 1999 book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber which predicts that global warming might produce sudden and catastrophic climatic effects.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto, originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party is a short 1848 publication written by the German Marxist political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The Communist Manifesto, originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party is a short 1848 publication written by the German Marxist political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The Improving State of the World
The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives On a Cleaner Planet is a 2007 book by Indur M. Goklany, published by the Cato Institute.
The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives On a Cleaner Planet is a 2007 book by Indur M. Goklany, published by the Cato Institute.
The Keys of This Blood
The Keys of This Blood is a 1990 book by catholic priest and author Malachi Martin.
The Keys of This Blood is a 1990 book by catholic priest and author Malachi Martin.
The Keys to the White House
The Keys to the White House is a 1996 book about a historically based prediction system for determining the next President of the United States.
The Keys to the White House is a 1996 book about a historically based prediction system for determining the next President of the United States.
The Limits to Growth
The Limits to Growth is a 1972 book about the computer modeling of unchecked economic and population growth with finite resource supplies.
The Limits to Growth is a 1972 book about the computer modeling of unchecked economic and population growth with finite resource supplies.
The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps
The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by Marshall T. Savage is a book in the field of Exploratory engineering that gives a series of concrete stages the author be...
The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by Marshall T. Savage is a book in the field of Exploratory engineering that gives a series of concrete stages the author be...
The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years is a 2009 non-fiction book by George Friedman.
The Next 100 Years is a 2009 non-fiction book by George Friedman.
The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century
The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century is a 2002 collection of essays by twenty-five well-known scientists, edited by Edge Foundation founder John Brockm...
The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century is a 2002 collection of essays by twenty-five well-known scientists, edited by Edge Foundation founder John Brockm...
The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050
The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050 is a non-fiction book by American economist and demographer Joel Kotkin.
The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050 is a non-fiction book by American economist and demographer Joel Kotkin.
The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb was a best-selling book written by Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich, in 1968.
The Population Bomb was a best-selling book written by Stanford University Professor Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich, in 1968.
The Shift Age
The Shift Age is a book written by the futurist David Houle in 2007.
The Shift Age is a book written by the futurist David Houle in 2007.
The Singularity Is Near
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 update of Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book, The Age of Spiritual Machines and his 1990 book The Age of Intelligent Machines.
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 update of Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book, The Age of Spiritual Machines and his 1990 book The Age of Intelligent Machines.
The Skeptical Environmentalist
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World is a controversial book by Danish environmentalist author Bjørn Lomborg, which argues that claims on overpopulation, dec...
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World is a controversial book by Danish environmentalist author Bjørn Lomborg, which argues that claims on overpopulation, dec...
The Third Wave (book)
The Third Wave is a book published in 1980 by Alvin Toffler.
The Third Wave is a book published in 1980 by Alvin Toffler.
The Transparent Society
The Transparent Society (1998) is a non-fiction book by the science-fiction author David Brin in which he forecasts social transparency and some degree of erosion of privacy, as it is overta...
The Transparent Society (1998) is a non-fiction book by the science-fiction author David Brin in which he forecasts social transparency and some degree of erosion of privacy, as it is overta...
The World Without Us
The World Without Us is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if humans suddenly disappeared, written by American journalist Alan Weisman and publis...
The World Without Us is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if humans suddenly disappeared, written by American journalist Alan Weisman and publis...
Your Spaceflight Manual
Your Spaceflight Manual is a non-fiction book by David Ashford and Patrick Collins that investigates the possibility of a future space tourism industry.
Your Spaceflight Manual is a non-fiction book by David Ashford and Patrick Collins that investigates the possibility of a future space tourism industry.