Megatech: Technology in 2050
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610398254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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How It Works With Contributions from: Professor Frank Wilczek Dr Rob Carlson Alastair Reynolds Professor Giannico Farrugia Ann Winblad Tom Standage Melinda Gates -- and more Praise for Megachange: 'If you want to know what the future may look like, here it is. A brilliantly well informed guide - all I can say is wow.' -- Chris Patten . A fascinating book the fact that every idea, no matter how awe-inspiring, is grounded in realism, makes this release a resounding success
In the not-too-distant future, we'll be plugging our brains into the internet, replacing our worn-out body parts, and eating meat grown in a lab. Of course, we can't know the future, but Megatech: Technology in 2050 is a mind-clearing guide to the possibilities.In this bold new book, Daniel Franklin brings together today's most innovative scientists, leaders, thinkers, and writers to imagine how future technology will develop and shape our lives. Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek expects a rapid acceleration of scientific discovery, and Melinda Gates envisions a smartphone in the hand of every woman. If we're lucky, we'll be living in a world of more productivity, more energy, and more equality—and if we're not, we'll be facing the profound threat of nonexistent privacy, ecological collapse, a
"A balanced view of the future of technology" according to Mal Warwick. The concluding chapter in The Economist‘s new book, Megatech: Technology in 2050, highlights “the central role of capitalism” in driving the demand for new technology. The preceding 19 chapters justify that reading, for the most part indirectly. That should be no surprise in a product of The Economist, a London-based weekly “50% owned by the English branch of the Rothschild family and by the Agnelli family.” No Marxists to be found in those precincts!Like any anthology, Megatech is uneven. Chapter 1, “A toolkit for predicting the future,” sets the scene exceptionally w. A M said Some of the chapters are much better than the other. The book presents many essays by various authors forecasting the technology expected at "Some of the chapters are much better than the other" according to A M. The book presents many essays by various authors forecasting the technology expected at 2050. Some of the chapters are much better than the other. For example in chapter 1Some of the chapters are much better than the other The book presents many essays by various authors forecasting the technology expected at 2050. Some of the chapters are much better than the other. For example in chapter 13 the author assumes without any argument that conscious machines are impossible. On the other hand the first two chapters and the last one are superb.. the author assumes without any argument that conscious machines are impossible. On the other hand the first two chapters and the last one are superb.. 050. Some of the chapters are much better than the other. For example in chapter 1Some of the chapters are much better than the other The book presents many essays by various authors forecasting the technology expected at 2050. Some of the chapters are much better than the other. For example in chapter 13 the author assumes without any argument that conscious machines are impossible. On the other hand the first two chapters and the last one are superb.. the author assumes without any argument that conscious machines are impossible. On the other hand the first two chapters and the last one are superb.. Five Stars interesting
He is the co-editor of Megachange (Economist Books, 2012).. Since joining the Economist in 1983, he has written about Soviet and East European affairs, covered great European upheavals—from the collapse of communism to the signing of the Maastricht Treaty—and been Britain Editor and later Washing