Contents for
January-February 2002
Volume 36, No. 1
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
By Cindy Wagner,
Managing Editor
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Safeguarding water supply
Electricity from wood
Rebuilding Buddha
Stronger waves in California
Heartbreak of champions
Feedback
What's New on the Web
Photograph courtesy
of The Venus Project
Futurists Respond
The attacks of September 11 changed the future violently. The World Future Society invited futurists around the globe to offer their insights on how the world got where it is, where we may be heading, and what we could do about it.
Vital Signs for National Stability: Staying Secure in an Insecure World
by Marvin J. Cetron and Owen Davies
We can assess the security of a nation through a set of indicators—certain specific conditions or events—which can be used in deciding whether to live in or invest in the nation.
COVER STORY
VISIONS: Engineering a New Vision of Tomorrow
Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows, founders of The Venus Project in Florida, envision a
cybernated city of the future.
by Marcia K. McNutt
A new era of ocean exploration will feature intelligent vehicles that track fish populations and "drifters" that constantly monitor ocean temperature and current.
Second Thoughts on Extending Life-Spans
by Donald B. Louria
Researchers are making great strides in extending the boundaries of human aging. But the
world may not be ready for an end-of-life population explosion.
The Benefits of Immortality
by Ronald M. Klatz
Increasing human life-spans by several decades could save trillions of dollars in medical
costs as we wipe out heart disease, cancer, and other maladies.
PERSONAL FUTURES: Climate Change: Things We Can Do Now
by Lane Jennings
Global warming threatens our economy, our dreams, our very lives. But individuals,
businesses, and nations can jointly solve the problem.
The Greening of E-Commerce: Will It Really Happen?
The contributors to Digital Future explore e-commerce's options for doing good while struggling to do well. (Reviewed by Lane Jennings)
Books in Brief
The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
by Julie K. Norem
The Elusive Quest for Growth
by William Easterly
The Futurist Bookshelf
The telesurgery revolution
Ultrasound speeds up beer brewing
Environment
A hydrogen future
Government
Will China collapse?
Charities of the future
Economics
The Blended Economy
by Marc Zwelling
Demography
Reducing global mortality
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