Social forecasting, future studies Books

From the author of The Last AI - "Spreading the word on AI adoption"People may hear AI is going to change the world.But what is going to change? How is it going to change our lives? What should we do?In the 69 Controversies of AI Adoption, author S. M...

""The New Criminology: An Essay"" is a book written by Frederick Howard Wines and originally published in 1904. In this work, Wines explores the emerging field of criminology, which was becoming increasingly important in the early 20th century as society...

Retopia tells the story of social innovation in times of crisis and it goes beyond existing forms of future anticipation to map out a practice-based approach to the creation of new realities. Valuable reading for scholars and students in the fields of...

In March 1997, the Association for Computing Machinery celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the electronic computer. Computers are everywhere: in our cars, our homes, our supermarkets, at the office, and at the local hospital...

From one of the editors of the renowned book Beyond Calculation, acclaimed by The New York Times for its "astonishing intellectual reach", comes a new collection of equal brilliance. Focusing on the impact of computers on...

Yoga's glorious past, astonishing present-and breathtaking future.The Yoga Manifesto answers two questions: Why Yoga? Why now?It summarizes the very long and remarkable history of Yoga from its Indian origins to its global present, its entanglement with...

This book by Richard Lum, an academically trained futurist, is a practical, straight-to-the-action guide for creating foresight in any organization.  Written for today’s attention-stressed and resource-deprived manager, 4 Steps to the Future...

In 1924, the skull of a 3-year-old boy found in South Africa forever changed the way people thought about human origins. The so-called Taung Child, our first encounter with an ancient group of protohumans called Australopithecines, was a turning point in...

If the Anthropocene heralds both a new age of human supremacy and an out-of-control Nature ushering in a premature apocalypse, this living book insists such assumptions must be hacked. Re-performing selections from two live events staged in 2016, 2017...

Indeed, with the development and deployment of advanced AI models like ChatGPT, we are witnessing significant advancements in the realm of technology and artificial intelligence. Just like Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' (1931) presented a fictional...

Der Autor wurde zu diesem Buch Die Range unserer Kultur durch die Recherchen an seinem Buch Untergang des Abendlandes, gefühlt ab 2015 inspiriert. Nach Ansicht des Autors haben alle menschverursachten Handlungen eine Range. Hier ein friedliches Optimum...

As nove atrizes e atores dessa peça climusical encenam, guiados por Greta e o Dok(tor Fausto), o assunto menos divertido do que decisivo com humor arguto, acentuado por nove canções antigos (calipso, samba, La Bamba ...) com novos textos em volta da...

Die neun Aktiven dieses Klimusicals inszenieren, dirigiert von Greta und Dok(tor Faust), das weniger lustige als heiße Thema mit scharfem Witz, akzentuiert durch sieben alte Songs (Calypso, Samba, La Bamba ...) mit jungen Texten rund um die Frage, ob die...

"From Wheels to Code: How AI is Shaping the Future of Mobility" takes readers on a compelling journey through the history and future of transportation. From the invention of the wheel to the rise of artificial intelligence, this book explores how...

With the many dynamic changes going on in today’s world, a new prototype of the human personality is needed to guide people’s future actions, behaviour, lifestyles, and overall development. This new prototype is the cultural personality. It...

The Future of Work and Life ReimaginedIn a world where technology evolves at breakneck speed, one question remains pertinent: how will Artificial Intelligence reshape our future? AI-Powered Tomorrow: How Humanoid Robots Will Transform Labor and Daily...

Three Horizons is a simple, intuitive framework for thinking about the future. But it is about much more than simply stretching our thinking to embrace the short, medium and long term. Three Horizons is a prompt for developing a ‘future...

Ignatius Donnelly's Caesar's Column - A Story of the Future (Hardback: Jacketed Case Laminate)Introduction by Arthur DesmondA dangerously revolutionary futuristic novel with a dystopian theme in a New York setting.The book is luridly...

With the development of new direct interfaces between the human brain and computer systems, the time has come for an in-depth ethical examination of the way these neuronal interfaces may support an interaction between the mind and cyberspace.In so doing,...

Toward a Life-Centered Economy: From the Rule of Money to the Rewards Stewardship shows how we as consumers and investors could shift the marketplace toward sustainable, non-polluting products and promote geographic re-localization. Economic synergism...

In the Digital Era, technology is pervasive in all areas of our lives. As entrepreneurs, tech anxiety and poor habits around technology can make the difference between struggling to make ends meet with no free time and having a business that feeds our...

Von Zeit zu Zeit seh ich den Alten gern. Das ist ein bekanntes Wort aus Goethes Drama Faust. Der Alte war zu Goethes Zeiten offenbar nur teilpensioniert; sein schrittweiser Ausstieg wurde erst vorbereitet. Selbst in meiner Generation erschien er zunächst...

Jenseits von oberfächlichen Unterschieden bei Herkunft, Geschlecht, Hautfarbe, Religion, Beruf und der politischen Überzeugung gibt es etwas, das uns alle vereint: das Menschsein.Generation Mensch ist eine Geschichte von der Suche nach dem...

America's investment in race and racial oppression was central to its early years as a nation-a theme that dates back to Europe's earliest colonial efforts in the Western Hemisphere. Some of the contemporary consequences for communities of color are...

This book argues that information communication technologies are not creating new forms of social structure, but rather altering long-standing institutions and amplifying existing trends of social change that have their origins in ancient times. Using a...

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Der freie Journalist und Publizist Axel B.C. Krauss trägt in seinem Buch "Corona - Krone der Technokratie?" eine Fülle an Informationen von Medizinern und Wissenschaftlern aus aller Welt zusammen, die dem offiziellen, von Politik und Mainstream-Medien...

In Humans Are Not From Earth, ecologist and environmentalist Dr. Ellis Silver proved we couldn't have evolved on this planet. Now he looks at where we really came from - and where we might be heading.A Mars-like planet would suit us better than the...

This book foretells of events that will occur in 2012, and into the new millennium. It has a unique yet controversial edge, that involves extraterrestrials arriving on Earth to assist mankind. Actual contact has been made through the medium Gilda...

Utopia Jetzt! - Wie Jacque Fresco Die Welt Neu Erfinden Wollte (Und Warum Es Noch Klappt)Stell dir eine Welt vor, in der Geld nicht mehr existiert, in der Städte nach nachhaltigen Prinzipien entworfen sind und Roboter die Arbeit für uns erledigen. Utopie...

Aprenda a trabalhar eficazmente com a Geração Y em apenas 50 minutos com este livro prático e conciso. Os membros da Geração Y (também conhecidos como milenares) nasceram entre 1980 e 2000, o que significa que constituem agora uma proporção significativa...

This book originates from a research project involving extensive collection and analysis of primary and secondary materials (scholarly literature, statistical data, and interviews with key actors) on global management and local resistances in all major...

Change and Disruption: Sociology of the Future draws on classical and modern sociological theory to identify recent and emerging trends in the global system. These dynamics are explored through the animating question: will the positive potential of the...

In The AI Revolution: Thriving in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Nolan Blackwood takes you on an illuminating journey into the heart of the technological revolution reshaping our world. As AI becomes an integral part of industries ranging from...

We've reached a turning point, and the stakes are high. Will we succeed in halting climate change and biodiversity loss, and in finally securing health, wealth and wellbeing for all?There is cause for optimism. We already have the tools we need to create...

Futurist Gerd Leonhard breaks new ground again by bringing together mankind's urge to upgrade and automate everything-down to human biology itself-with our timeless quest for freedom and happiness. Before it's too late, we must stop and ask the big...

Planning theory is currently in a confused state as a consequence of a number of changes over the last ten years in planning practice and social and economic theory. Even prior to these events, planning theory was an uncertain discipline, reflecting...

In "The Futures Effect", osteopath, body-centred stress coach and wellbeing futurist Tom Meyers shows how thinking about the future and increasing your future self-continuity can help you to flourish and thrive in this fast-changing world. Tom...

Preferable Futures delves into the question of possible, probable, and desirable futures amidst the pressures of climate change and digitalization. Through a diverse range of perspectives, the book explores ways to negotiate and create desirable futures...

What do we know about the current realities of work and its likely futures? What choices must we make and how will they affect those futures? Many books about the future of work start by talking about the latest technology, and focus on how technology is...