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Tom Standage • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
The idea is that it's a system for imagining and executing big projects that actually works. The theory emerges from the intersection of two maxims.
First, there's William Gibson: "The future is already here—it's just not evenly distributed."
Then, there's William Faulkner: "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
Mashing thos
... See moreEliot Peper • Robin Sloan: Binding the Moon
IN THIS CHAPTER, WE’LL PLAY Stump the Futurist. I’ll be the futurist. You try to stump me. Your goal is to make a list of things that cannot change, will not change, in the next decade. What do you think is true about how the world works today that you believe will definitely still be true at least a decade from now? For example: In ten years … gov
... See moreJane McGonigal • Imaginable: How to see the future coming and be ready for anything
La vita, l'Universo e tutto quanto (Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti Vol. 3) (Italian Edition)
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Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
Being agnostic about the distant future means being honest: we have to admit the limits of our understanding, approach all planetary challenges with humility, and recognize that advances, setbacks, and failures will all continue to be a part of our evolution and that there can be no assurance of (however defined) ultimate success, no arrival at any
... See moreVaclav Smil • How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
Futures and Foresight
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A Espetacular e Incrível Vida de Douglas Adams e do Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias (Portuguese Edition)
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