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 The
Spike: How Our Lives Are Being Transformed by Rapidly Changing Technologies
Damien
Broderick ponders 'The Spike', his name for technological Singularity
(as referred to by Vernor Vinge), a radical surge of  advances
facing the human race. Moving on from where Arthur C Clarke left
off in 'Profiles of the Future', Broderick provides fascinating
analysis of the fast-moving technological developments of our day
and intelligent speculation on what they could lead to.
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 Dictionary
of the Future: The Words, Terms and Trends That Define the Way We'll
Live, Work and Talk
Streets
ahead of traditional dictionaries, Dictionary of the Future is simply
more street wise,  containing
the terminology that could become common usage for the emerging
and anticipated trends of future society. 'Ego surfer' (someone
who spends their time looking up themselves on the internet) is
a term that we have surely missed. An essential source of reference
for trend spotters or futurologists.
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 The
MacMillan Atlas of the Future
BT's
futurologist, Ian Pearson, maps out the future by tackling the universal
issues that will affect
humankind. Population booms, cloning,
life expectancy, war, survival of animal species, natural resources,
artificial intelligence, space colonisation and extraterrestrial
life are among the topics explored in this well presented, captivating
book.
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A
Brief History of Tomorrow
A
well-researched book presenting the future of areas like biotechnology,
space travel, robotics and computer science  with
style and observational wit. Challenging the conventions of past
futurologists such as HG Wells, the author bravely touches upon
anything from flying cars to cryogenics and a lot in between. A
highly absorbing, thought-provoking book which flows logically from
one thought to the next.
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 Future
Talk: Conversations about Tomorrow with Today's Most Provocative
People
Larry
King probes the future of science, politics, media, education, business,
the arts, and spirituality in 40  original
and revealing interviews with some of the most influential people
on the planet. With Bill Gates on technology, Bob Costas on sports
and Peter Max on the arts, the subject area and views are wide-
ranging.
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 Bad
Predictions
What the future will not be. With obscure gems such as flying houses
that migrate with the  seasons
and the statement that man will not fly (by the Wright brothers'
father), the book raises as many thoughts as it does laughs.
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