Contents for
November-December 2002
Volume 36, No. 6
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
By Cynthia G. Wagner,
Managing Editor
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Tomorrow in Brief
Alfalfa’s bright prospects
Virtual meditation
Faster hovercraft for seaways
TV literacy program
Clothes freshener
Feedback
Institutional Members
What's New on wfs.org
By Reed Larson
Navigating the social and economic complexities of adult life requires more savvy and education than ever.
Weak Signals: Detecting the Next Big Thing
By S. Dyer Harris and Steven Zeisler
Where’s the next major innovation coming from? Being alert for weak signals could
clue you in.
Outlook
2003
A roundup of the year’s most thought-provoking ideas about the future.
The One-Man Rule: What May Happen When Only One Person Has the
Power to Destroy Humanity
By Joćo Pedro de Magalhćes
As it becomes less possible to control weapons of mass destruction, we must control the
users of such weapons—even if it means loss of privacy.
WorldView
2002: Futures Unlimited!
By Cynthia G. Wagner
The world won’t work unless the world works together, concluded several speakers at
the World Future Society’s annual meeting in Philadelphia.
COVER STORY |
Corporations and the Global Village
A book review by Victor Ferkiss
Multinational corporations are increasingly viewed as the enemy of the Global Village. To succeed in the future, corporations need to restore trust and virtue to the balance sheet, says Jeremiah J. Sullivan, author of The Future of Corporate Globalization.
Books in Brief
2002 State of the Future
Advancing Futures
U.S. jury system on trial
Voters shun elections worldwide
Expanding the European Union
Environment
New concern about acid rain
Shrinking glaciers
Plastic book reinvents recycling
Economics
Blurring the Line Between Home and Work
By John A. Challenger
The mobile world
The pursuit of healthTechnology
Building a better pig
Space mission for nanosensors Society
Losing religion, keeping faith
Happy marriage makes for happy kids
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