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Future files [electronic resource] : the 5 trends that will shape the next 50 years / Richard Watson.
Will machines become more intelligent than humans? Will foods in our fridge speak to each other using radio waves, then come up with options for tonight's menu? What about a pill that improves your memory? Or a front door that tells you if the person knocking is a stranger?These are just some of the forecasts about how the world will change in the next fifty years that Richard Watson explores in Future Files: The 5 Trends that Will Shape the Next Fifty Years. William Gibson meets Charles Handy in this witty look at our possible future, filled with provocative predictions about how the world wi
Record details
- ISBN: 9781931930840 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1931930848 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.) : ill.
- Publisher: London ; Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-291) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The 5 most important trends for the next 50 years; Introduction; 5 trends that will transform society; 1: Society and Culture; 5 trends that will transform science and technology; 2: Science and Technology; 5 trends that will transform politics; 3: Government and Politics; 5 trends that will transform media; 4: Media and Entertainment; 5 trends that will transform financial services; 5: Money and Financial Services; 5 trends that will transform transport; 6: Automotive and Transport; 5 trends that will transform food; 7: Food and Drink; 5 trends that will transform retail |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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| Subject: | Twenty-first century > Forecasts. Technological forecasting. Economic forecasting. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Future Studies. |
| Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |
