| Description |
xix, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Produced in conjunction with the World Future Society's Nineth General Assembly, held in Washington, D.C., July 29-August 1, 1999." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface. The death of the future in a Hedonistic society / Howard F. Didsbury, Jr. -- Introduction / Howard F. Didsbury, Jr. -- Likely developments with universal ramifications in the new millennium. From noosphere to technosphere and beyond / Joseph N. Pelton -- Our future as postmodern cyborgs / Chris Hables Gray -- The spectre of emerging and re-emerging infection epidemics / Donald B. Louria -- Genetic engineering : our new genesis / Clifton E. Anderson -- Making contact : the most important event of the coming millennium? / Allen Tough -- The future of God / Robert B. Mellert -- Do universal human rights imply the future development of a world religion? / Charlotte Waterlow -- Grow old along with me : the best (and) worst are yet to be / David Macarov -- CompSpeak 2050 : how talking computers will increase oral culture by the mid-21st century / William Grossman -- The global impact of information technology : the connected versus the unconnected / John W. McDonald -- Prospects for global food security in the 21st century / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Rajul Pandya-Lorch --Socio-psychological aspects of information in a democracy / Edward Wenk, Jr. -- Utopias, futures, and H.G. Well's open conspiracy / W. Warren Wagar -- The absolute, urgent need for proper earth government / Robert Muller -- The next thousand years : the Big Five engines of economic growth / Graham T. T. Molitor -- The creative utilization of human capital. Creating tomorrow's dream team / John Nance interview with Charles G. DeRidder -- The need for new paradigms / John Diebold -- Three parallel revolutions : minding the economic laws of knowledge / William E. Halal -- Futurist observations on a new millennium. After the party is over : futures studies and the millennium / Graham H. May -- Creating and sustaining second-generation institutions of foresight / Richard A. Slaughter. |
| Summary |
This collection of papers prepared for the World Future Society's Ninth General Assembly presents long-range visions by outstanding thinkers. |
| Subject |
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts -- Congresses.
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| Added Author |
Didsbury, Howard F., 1924-2012.
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World Future Society.
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| ISBN |
0930242556 |
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