July-August 2008

July-August 2008 Volume 42, No. 4

The 21st-Century Writer

By Patrick Tucker
The Internet is forcing traditional print publishers to innovate or perish. The same might be true of the written word itself.

Cybercrime in the Year 2025

By Gene Stephens
In 1981, criminal-justice scholar Gene Stephens wrote an article for THE FUTURIST on "Crime in the Year 2000," and in 1995, an article on "Crime in Cyberspace." In both he suggested the role the computer and Internet would play in crime and crime fighting in the future. Here, he reviews what he got right, what he got wrong, and why, and suggests the types of cybercrimes and cybercrime fighting that will occur by the year 2025.PDF Available.

Consumer Trends in Three Different "Worlds"

By Andy Hines
In the first of a two-part series, a professional futurist looks at the big trends in demography, money, and consumerism that will shape the world in the next decade. PDF available.

Futurizing Business Education

By Paul Bracken
Global competition, accelerating technological transformation, and a myriad of other forces are altering the business landscape. A futurist and business educator offers lessons to guide tomorrow's business leaders through turbulent times.
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Tribute to Sir Arthur C. Clarke

By José Luis Cordeiro
Before his death in March at age 90, Sir Arthur C. Clarke greeted many visitors from around the world. Among them was Venezuelan futurist and transhumanist scholar José Cordeiro, who here recounts his meetings with Clarke in Sri Lanka. .
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