Benford, Gregory
Summary: Reveals predictions made in "Popular Mechanics" magazine between 1903 and 1969 about what the future would hold!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 609 BENDiamandis, Peter H.
Summary: The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 DIABurrows, Mathew.
Summary: "Twenty-five years ago when Mathew Burrows went to work for the CIA as an intelligence analyst, the world seemed frozen. Then came the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union; suddenly, unpredictability became a universal theme and foresight was critical. For the past decade, Burrows has overseen the creation of the Global Trends report--the key futurist guide for the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 BURTambini, Michael.
Summary: Provides a speculative look ahead to the technological, environmental, and biological developments of the twenty-first century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 601 TAMSummary: Provides a behind-the-scenes look at the annual conference where the world's brightest thinkers gather to discuss a better future; includes talks given by former Vice President Al Gore, Dr. Larry Brilliant, and Nicholas Negroponte.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FUTSummary: "In Promises and Perils of Technology, five technology experts explain why they have tremendous optimism for the future. This is not blind idealism, as they also know and explain the perils of living in the "technic"--a world so awash in technology that we are as oblivious to its presence as fish are to water. The five accomplished individuals who host this series include technology...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 PROSummary: Sixty leading luminaries, including scientists, writers, artists, religious leaders, businesspeople, and politicians, offer their thoughts on what life will look like by the middle of the twenty-first century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4909 WAYKleeman, Jenny.
Summary: What if we could have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise or choose the time of our painless death? To find out, Jenny Kleeman has interviewed a sex robot, eaten a priceless lab-grown chicken nugget, watched foetuses growing in plastic bags and attended members-only meetings where people learn how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Cult KleemanKiffel-Alcheh, Jamie
Summary: You've gone on adventures with Cruz Coronado and his fellow recruits as they communicated with whales using the Universal Cetacean Communicator, camouflaged themselves using the Lumagine shadow badge, and deployed octopods to make speedy escapes. Now dive further into the near-future world of Explorer Academy by learning about the real-life scientific discoveries that inspired the gadgets. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J 601.12 KIFBilton, Nick.
Summary: A technology guru at the forefront of Internet developments provides a layperson's explanation of how a radically changed media world is influencing human behavior, sharing recommendations for short- and long-term responses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Business 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4834 BILMetzl, Jamie Frederic
Summary: "In Superconvergence, leading futurist Jamie Metzl explores how genome sequencing, gene editing, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are not only changing our lives, but catalyzing each other in radical and accelerating ways. These technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, and store essential information for millions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 METSuleyman, Mustafa
Summary: "We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023