Social forecasting, future studies

As more and more people inhabit the Earth and live longer on it, Super Cities will explode with populations of 20, 30, even 100 millions or more.

By 2050 the world will be faced with the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people despite being affected by climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food growing land and other major resources.

The rapidly changing nature of the modern industrial world has helped spark a radical rethinking of the design of corporations, changes no less revolutionary than the wave of innovations associated with the names of Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford at the dawn of this century.

'A fascinating book .

How should we respond to our converging crises of violent conflict, political corruption, and global ecological devastation?

World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.

This text links the complementary processes of research design and statistical analysis in assessing causal relationships in the social sciences.

Society Without People is the first major scholarly analysis of the profound social and cultural effects of emerging technologies such as generative AI and the Metaverse.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CMI MANAGEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDToday's consumers prefer the advantages of access over the hassles of ownership.

Ecofeminism is for those who desire to improve their understanding of the current crises of poverty, environmental destruction, violence, and human rights abuses, and their causes.

'A brilliant new book' Daily Telegraph'Well written .

Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of "e;law and order"e; in the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual.

Read this gripping, timely book about the transmission of deadly viruses from animal to human populations, and how we can fight the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Teaches students how to use R to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Die globale Erwärmung konfrontiert Gesellschaften mit drängenden Fragen zu ihren Zukünften: Das Wissen um stetig steigende Emissionen und die wachsende Sorge vor katastrophalen Kipppunkten lassen einerseits auf einen grundlegenden Politikwechsel hoffen, andererseits fühlen sich viele Menschen angesichts ihrer scheinbaren Machtlosigkeit überfordert.

Throughout history artists have led grassroots movements of protest, resistance, and liberation.

Expert analysis of the political challenges which may accompany a shift to a gas-fed world.

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era.

Doug Cocks looks at the predictions of serious futurologists for what lies ahead of us all, looking as far into the future as the next glacial age.

How we can invent—but not predict—the future of cities.

If a country wants to remain economically vibrant, it needs to manufacture things.

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'An extraordinary achievement .

The remarkable progress in algorithms for machine and deep learning have opened the doors to new opportunities, and some dark possibilities.

While humanity faces unprecedented ecological and social challenges, advances in technology and our understanding of the mind are creating the conditions for a global renaissance.

Futurologie war das Symptom einer Epochenwende.

What will the world be like in 2050?

Midway through the eighteenth century, the rate of growth for the world's population was roughly at zero.

The author of Charlatan is "e;the perfect armchair cosmonaut"e; for "e;a very funny and provocative rumination on the big move to off-planet real estate"e; (Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown).

"e;Predictions have made George Friedman a hot property these days.

Dystopian States of America is a crucial resource that studies the impact of dystopian works on American society-including ways in which they reflect our deep and persistent fears about environmental calamities, authoritarian governments, invasive technologies, and human weakness.

A groundbreaking study that distinguishes the natural time of the cosmos from artificial mechanistic time.

* 2023 Nautilus Book Award Winner: Rising to the Moment: Gold *World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.

This text links the complementary processes of research design and statistical analysis in assessing causal relationships in the social sciences.

The things we do today may make life worse for future generations.

Examines the most important democratic challenges of today, using the Covid-19 pandemic as a case study.

How do we rein in the power of Big Tech?

The sequel to Duane Elgin's bestselling classic Voluntary Simplicity, which changed the lives of thousands and was called the "e;bible"e; of the simplicity movement by the Wall Street Journal, Promise Ahead looks beneath the headlines to reveal the deeper currents now changing our lives.

In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; a few months later it plunged to $30.

Think you have to accept the status quo?