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The Future of Almost Everything
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Auteur: Patrick Dixon
Titel: The Future of Almost Everything
Uitgever: Profile Books
ISBN: 9781782831815
ISBN boekversie: 9781788162340
Prijs: € 13.18
Verschijningsdatum: 27-08-2015
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Categorie: General
Taal: English
Imprint: Profile Books
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Verschijningsvorm: E-book
 

Inhoudsopgave:

\u003cp\u003eFrom the man the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c/i\u003e describes as a 'global change guru', more than one hundred of the trends that touch every aspect of our lives. This new and updated edition looks even farther into the future, predicting trends past the first decades of the 22nd century. Patrick Dixon looks at how the future will be \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eF\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003east, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eU\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003erban,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e T\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eribal,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e U\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eniversal,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e R\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003eadical and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eE\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003ethical\u003cb\u003e - \u003c/b\u003ea future of boom and bust and great economic change as the emerging markets grow up; a future of great advances in medicine and also greater threats from viral epidemics; a future of political shocks and greater conflicts; a future in which people will strive for more privacy and businesses will change the way they relate to their staff and their customers; a future in which there will be driverless cars and solar power generated in the desert will power cities thousands of miles away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this updated edition, Dixon shows how recent developments confirm his predictive scheme:\u003cbr\u003eArtificial intelligence and robotics - profound power and influence over our future world \u003cbr\u003eBeyond Brexit - the longer term future of the EU and UK\u003cbr\u003eThe long-term impact of the MeToo movement\u003cbr\u003eThe future of Truth - Fake News, propaganda and impact on democracy\u003cbr\u003ePresidential leadership - rise of powerful figureheads across the world, and potential future conflicts\u003cbr\u003eAnd in an entirely new chapter, Dixon extends his predictive horizon to see how the future will look one hundred years from now.\u003c/p\u003e
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