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In the Future, the Best Will Be Better Than Perfect:
The New Biology Paradigm
Global Trends in Culture,
Infrastructure, and Values
The rise of the global middle class, natural limitations, and radical innovation will define automobile transportation in the years ahead. PDF Available.
The World Future Society asked its members to describe their experiences in realizing the importance of taking an active interest in the future. Here are a few of their responses. Feel free to join the discussion.
Society Demography Eat Right For a Healthy Brain A study shows why losing weight could save you from brain damage.
Government
Sanitation in the Third World The search for sustainable solutions Dust Storms and Hurricanes Dust, it turns out, is bad for hurricanes.
 Technology
Designer Isotopes Rare-isotope research brings supernova processes down to Earth. Beaming Data across the Cosmos Data exchange between satellites could be increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio waves.  EconomicsMajoring In the Unusual “Out of the box” college programs for Generation Y.
BOOKS Three
Forces Shaping Our Future
From July-August An Economic Approach to Saving the Environment (and Ourselves) . Review by Aaron Cohen.
Unreasonable
People Needed
The Marriage of Inventions
Social Machines Review by Patrick Tucker From March-April Making Poor Nations Rich Review by Lane Jennings From Jan-Feb 2008 A New Bill of Rights for Americans Review by Michael Marien China's economy will surpass the U.S. by 2035 and will double by mid-century. . . . Europeans are wasting precious water by lingering in the shower too long. . . . More research on the Internet cites fewer other papers, suggesting a future of fewer ideas. . . . And check out the click of the month, "Fauxtography," the visual investigative arm of Snopes.com. These stories, plus News from the Futurist Community, are in the latest issue of Futurist Update.
July Futurist Update
June Futurist Update Nanotechnology is churning out new consumer products at a rate of three or four a week... Bacteria may eventually prove to be Earth's greatest evolutionary success story... Solar energy technologies need about a decade more of research and development investment to become an economically competitive alternative to petroleum... and Americans with low income and education levels spend more time online when they do have access to the Internet.. Read these and other stories in the May issue of Futurist Update Nanotech will be a "critical driver" of future growth in manufacturing. The economic costs of hurricanes have been doubling every 10 to 15 years in the United States. The U.S. State Department warns of an upsurge in anti-Semitism. And astronomers have found salt on Mars and methane beyond our solar system. March 2008 Futurist Update Workplace expert John Challenger evaluates “recession-proof” industries… Infertility could become common… The U.S. National Academies list top engineering challenges of the twenty-first century … A new report shows that children learn to act toward achieving specific goals at about the age of 3… and The Tech Museum calls for nominations for innovators. Check out these and other news items in the
Bionic Eyes Researchers create bionic lenses that would allow wearers to see electronic information superimposed over their view of the world ... A massive gas cloud is hurtling toward the Milky Way at a speed of 150 miles per second, set to strike our galaxy at about a 45-degree angle (in 40 million years)... The United States ranks last among 19 industrialized nations on preventing deaths by assuring access to effective health care... All of these stories and more are featured in the February issue of Futurist Update. From FUTURIST UPDATE for January 2008
Babies need to move around independently and explore their environments. Not doing so can impair their cognitive development. So the University of Delaware has developed prototype driving robots for babies. James C. Galloway, associate professor of physical therapy, and Sunil Agrawal, professor of mechanical engineering, have equipped the robots with environmental sensors and safety features that will help babies explore without crashing into pets, furniture, or other obstacles. The robot's simple joystick control is easy enough for infants as young as seven months to operate. FUTURE TV UPDATED 11/28/07TOP TEN FORECASTS for 2008 and Beyond Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the most thought-provoking ideas and forecasts appearing in the magazine to go into our annual Outlook report. Watch the video on Youtube. Attn: Teachers and instructors: WMV or MOV Quicktime versions available for presentations upon request.
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