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The skeptics’ guide to the future
£10.99The skeptics’ guide to the future
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the ’60s, which didn’t anticipate the sexual revolution or women’s liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions and incorrect estimations. The best we can do is try to absorb from futurism’s checkered past, perhaps learning to do a little better. In ‘The Skeptics’ Guide To The Future,’ Steven Novella and his co-authors build upon the work of futurists of the past by examining what they got right, what they got wrong, and how they came to those conclusions.
SKU: 9781399706735 Category: Science Tags: Impact of science & technology on society, Popular science, Social forecasting, future studies£10.99