Contents for
January-February 2005
Volume 39, No. 1
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
By Cynthia G. Wagner,
Managing Editor
Feedback
Tomorrow in Brief
Three-Wheeled Cars for Cities
Half of U.S. Adults Will Use Food
Stamps
Laser Detects Explosives
Fashions That Flash Your Message
Fly Population May Double
Feedback
Consultants and Services
By Parker Rossman
Future learners will have access to the rapidly proliferating world of knowledge and ideas, thanks to new technologies. With ELTIS--the proposed Electronic Learning Tutorial Instrument System--learners also will have personal avatars to help them navigate tomorrow's "Cosmopedia" of ever-evolving information resources. More Resources
The Emergence of a Learning Society
By Roger Von Holzen
A specialist in instructional communications explains how new technologies will
enable lifelong education for people everywhere.
Four Scenarios for the Future of Education
by Robert Sanborn, Adolfo Santos, Alexandra L. Montgomery and James B. Caruthers
Increased homeschooling and advanced technologies allowing direct-to-mind learning could
doom education as we know it. Four analysts offer snapshots of the future, including a
vision of education as an enriching, lifelong experience.
COVER STORY: |
Power from the Oceans
By Anthony T. Jones and Adam Westwood
Wind energy industries are growing, and as we look for alternative power sources, the
growth potential is through the roof. Two industry watchers take a look at generating
energy from wind and wave action and the potential to alter the energy landscape.
Visions: Transportable Classrooms: "Outposts for
Conquest"
By David Pesanelli
A conceptual designer envisions a solution for keeping classrooms flexible and
education dynamic.
A book review by Robert L. Olson
A movement seeking to combine the best ideas of the left and the right may be replacing political polarization among Americans, according to Mark Satin, author of Radical Middle: The Politics We Need Now.
Salt-loving flowers
Technology
Advances
in Voice Recognition
By Janine Lodato
Demography
Four
countertrends in global demography
Teen pregnancy and "internal poverty"
Fetal forecasts
Power to our neighborhoods!
Society
The
future for Jews and Israel
Economics
Learning from failures
Optional retirement
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