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Check out The March-April issue of THE FUTURIST magazine! Can nonbiological brains have real minds of their own? In this article, drawn from his latest book, futurist/inventor Ray Kurzweil describes the future of intelligence—artificial and otherwise.Read more.
Five Economies That Work: Global Success Stories Reining in taxes and spending may be the wrong prescription for what’s ailing the world’s economies. A few success stories—Israel, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Russia—illustrate how increased taxing and spending are adding bounties of new jobs and cutting poverty. The key is doing so wisely. Read more. How Innovation Could Save the Planet Ideas may be our greatest natural resource, says a computer scientist and futurist. He argues that the world’s most critical challenges—including population growth, peak oil, climate change, and limits to growth—could be met by encouraging innovation. Read more. Asimov’s Embarrassing Robot: A Futurist Fable As machines begin to learn and even to pursue higher knowledge, we may need to take another look at Isaac Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics. Read more. Educating the Future: The End of Mediocrity Students facing uncertain future opportunities (but very certain debt loads) may increasingly turn away from private colleges and universities that offer little more than a diploma. Instead, they’ll seek more-affordable alternatives for higher education, both real and virtual. Read more. As the world changes, we may need to modify our methods of forecasting to better make sense of change. Yet, we must not discard the still-relevant wisdom of the past. The president of the World Future Society lays out some rules of the road for forecasting that draw a middle path between inclusiveness and adaptation on one hand, and discretion and convention on the other. Read more. World Trends & Forecasts
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YES, I want to register today to save $200. YES, I want to learn about the trends changing my future and make a better tomorrow, today! From THE FUTURIST Archives Thriving in the Automated Economy By Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee Two management experts show why labor’s race against automation will only be won if we partner with our machines. They advise government regulators not to stand in the way of human–machine innovation. As seen on 60 Minutes. Read more. Do You Have an Invention That Will Change the Future? Submit it to Futurists: BetaLaunch Futurists: BetaLaunch (or F:BL) serves as a technology petting zoo where engineers, designers and others can present their inventions to the 1,000 futurists expected to gather for the Society’s annual conference. The event takes place on the evening of July 19, 2013 Enter by March 31 for your chance to gain free admission to WorldFuture 2013 |
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