Armageddon Might Be Closer Than We Think
Modern society is increasingly complex and, consequently, increasingly fragile, according to systems theorist John Casti.
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About the July-August FUTURIST
Preview of Things to Come in July! A WorldFuture Sneak Peek. For this issue of THE FUTURIST, we invited several of our 2013 conference participants to offer us a preview of their forthcoming presentations at WorldFuture 2013: Exploring the Next Horizon:
Environment Update: Another Carbon Capture Technique Revealed
With all these coal-fired and fossil-fuel driven power plants in the world the quest for capturing CO2 continues in research laboratories all over the world.
Welcome to the White Queen's Kingdom!
When the White Queen tells Alice that in her land "memory works both ways," Alice tries to argue with the Queen, saying "I'm sure mine only works one way...
Gizmos and Gadgets: Self-Charging Cell Phones Coming Soon
Smartphones are too smart for their own good. Users have come to rely on them so much that they constantly need recharging. The batteries just can't keep up with the usage.
The Sunset of the Alchemy of Uncertainty
“Thus the centre of the system of the world is immovable.”
Isaac Newton Principia Mathematica (Book 111) (1687)
Urban Landscapes Update: China's Great Urbanization Experiment
Only in a centrally controlled economy could you pull off what China is attempting to do by moving a quarter billion of its people from rural villages and farms to new urban centres. This begs the question - why?
Is Perennial Thinking the Solution to Conquer World Hunger While Saving the Environment?
An article in today's Globe & Mail by Shaun Pett got me thinking about our heavy reliance on annual staple crops to feed the wo
Leadership and Long-term Perspective
Type the word “leadership” into a Google search and you will get over 400 million returns. Overwhelming! This article is about just one component of leadership— long-term perspective.
Most people will agree that the primary responsibility of a leader is to lead, and in order to lead, you must know where you and your organization are going. Not just to the next quarter, but over the next ten years or more.
