Social forecasting, future studies

The year 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse - what will this mean for you?

An almanac of the future for anyone who wants to know what's new and exciting and around the corner.

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

The year 2010 is the Chinese Year of the Tiger - what will this mean for you?

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

How will work be organised in the future?

THE REFLECTION GAP: A Sovereign ManifestoIn 2026, the library isn't just burning—it's being replaced by a frictionless void.

Siglo XXI.

"e;Habitar/Pensar las fronteras.

Das erste Buch von KI-Creator und -Mastermind Andreas O.

In this selection of his Business Day columns, Jonny Steinberg walks through Pollsmoor Prison on the eve of the invasion of Iraq and believes he sees in the jail's corridors why the US's impending war in the Middle East will fail.

Engaging, insightful, panoramic Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI & Cofounder of DeepMind'An eye-opening exploration of a revolution unfolding before our eyes' New York Journal of BooksStunning advances in digital technology have introduced a new wave of human-like AI systems.

Highly Commended for the Wainwright Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Z calo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing 'Gaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet' ObserverAn urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how - we liveWe are facing a species emergency.

Most people are quietly worried about AI right now.

Firing the Cloud: How Humanity Survived and Accelerated is a sweeping, provocative journey through 15,000 years of human history, tracing how we evolved from small, fire-lit bands of hunter-gatherers to a globally networked civilisation living inside a digital cloud.

What if time is not a line, but a landscape?

The World of Tomorrow is Already Being Built.

This book provides the first systematic, quali-quantitative examination of how perception, orientation, and anticipation of the future are produced and reproduced in disruptive times.

This book provides the first systematic, quali-quantitative examination of how perception, orientation, and anticipation of the future are produced and reproduced in disruptive times.

Noch nie zuvor war die persönliche Zukunft so sehr in die der Menschheit und die des Planeten eingebettet.

Koh-i-Noor The Prisoner of WarThe Fingerprints of a Child King and the Stolen DNA of a NationThe DNA of the SoilThe story of the KohiNoor does not begin in a kings treasury or on a battlefield it begins deep within the ancient womb of the Indian earth To understand this diamond one must first understand the soil that gave it birth This is not merely a geological occurrence It is as if the very essence of Bharat its spiritual energy and its elemental strength were compressed over billions of years into a single defiant spark of light When we speak of the KohiNoor we are speaking of a kidnapped fragment of our geography It is a piece of the motherland that was torn away yet it carries the silent vibrating frequency of the land it once called homeThe journey starts in the alluvial silts of the Krishna River specifically in the legendary Kollur mines Imagine the sweat and the hope of the ancient miners who waded through the mud their hands feeling for the pulse of the earth These people didnt just see stones they saw the blessings of the earth goddess The KohiNoor was born from this specific mineral DNA Science tells us that diamonds are formed under immense pressure and heat but the human heart knows that this particular stone absorbed the prayers the struggles and the vibrations of an entire civilization It is a mineral witness to the rise and fall of dynasties but its core remains tethered to the Indian sun 

Wie kann es gelingen, in einer Gesellschaft, die immer tiefer gespalten ist, wieder zu gegenseitigem Verständnis, Austausch und Gemeinschaft zu kommen?

In the first chapter of the book, each author (or authors) formulates a diagnosis, a trend prognosis, raises visions for change and culminates with reflections on each of the 15 Challenges.

Crises financières, pandémies, secousses géopolitiques – la Suisse surmonte toutes ces épreuves.

Finanzkrisen, Pandemien, geopolitische Erschütterungen – die Schweiz übersteht sie alle.

Wir müssen handeln – und wir können es auch!

After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja Gopel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action and build the world we want to live in.

Deutschland steckt fest: in einer Selbstwirksamkeitskrise.

A follow-up to the author's prescient bestseller, first published in 1982, that alerted the public to the likely impacts of information technologies and the emergence of a post-industrial society.

From the author of the international bestseller Future Files comes the one book you need to read to prepare for theworld of tomorrow.

What if everything you believe about reality, time, God, science, and even yourself… is only a ripple?

The Question That Won't Go Away By Sandeep ChavanWhat does it mean to be human?

In "e;The Technological Singularity"e;, the vast and intricate paths that artificial intelligence (AI) is opening in our world are explored.

Artificial intelligence is radically transforming the global labor landscape.

Quand un octogénaire confronte sa vie passée avec celle qui attend ses descendants, cela donne un monologue à bâtons rompus dans lequel il s’interroge sur divers sujets de société ou d’actualité : le progrès, le climat, la fin de vie, l’écologie, le sport .

In an age of accelerated transformation, The Singularity.

Kleinräumige Daten sind für kommunale Planungen wichtig.

Theresa Hannig ist begeistert, als die taz ihr einen Kolumnenplatz anbietet.

Theresa Hannig ist begeistert, als die taz ihr einen Kolumnenplatz anbietet.

This book examines the nature of our commitment to the long-term survival of humanity.

This book examines the nature of our commitment to the long-term survival of humanity.

The pre-eminent exponent of anti-monopoly law explains why we have no option but to break Big Tech s monopolies, and that doing so would unleash innovation and growth.

Prólogo de JOSÉ SOTO CHICAEn este libro, Fernando Díaz Villanueva analiza la influencia y el impacto de la civilización occidental en la política, la cultura y la sociedad para demostrar cómo sus ideales han transformado el mundo que conocemos.

How do you predict something that has never happened before?