Category: Future Possibility and Necessity

Future Possibility and Necessity, Future Shock

China, India, and the Emerging New World Order – scheerpost.com

Future Shock

China, India, and the United States might be when it comes to collaborating with their counterparts, they will have little choice if they are to escape an increasingly calamitous future. Like it or not, they will have to embrace some form of G-3 collaboration, however little acknowledged it may be at first. In time, as they come to recognize their mutual interdependence, they might even find themselves collaborating in a more formal, amicable manner — to the benefit of all the inhabitants of planet Earth.

Source: China, India, and the Emerging New World Order – scheerpost.com

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How a ‘pathologically modest’ nation broke new ground on wellbeing  – Pearls and Irritations

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In 2015, Wales became the first country in the world to legislate for the wellbeing of future generations. The Well-Being of Future Generations Act followed an inclusive national discussion about the kind of country people want for generations to come.

As the UN announces its own future generations work, I am proud to see that our pathologically modest nation of 3 million people might help these much-needed shifts in policy on a global scale.

Source: How a ‘pathologically modest’ nation broke new ground on wellbeing  – Pearls and Irritations

Future Possibility and Necessity, Future Shock

A Viable Human Future Depends on Living With Less | The Smirking Chimp

We face a defining choice. We can hold to course with an economy that grows GDP to provide a few with the opportunity to make a killing as they prepare to escape to outer space. Or we can embrace the current opportunity to transition to an ecological civilization, with a living economy dedicated to supporting us all in making a secure and fulfilling living on a thriving living Earth. Awakening to the reality that we cannot eat money and there are no winners on a dead Earth points us to the latter as the clearly better choice.

Source: A Viable Human Future Depends on Living With Less | The Smirking Chimp

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Could This Be Our Best Hope of Removing Trump From Office?

A new dark age” may ultimately prove euphemistic. The original Dark Ages concluded with the planet still habitable. Humanity now faces the near-term historical threat of extinction thanks to the grave “ecological rifts” generated by a global profit system upheld by both ruling parties that is turning earth into a great, big Greenhouse Gas Chamber. “The uncomfortable truth,” philosopher Istvan Meszaros rightly argued 17 years ago, “is that if there is no future for a radical mass movement in our time, there can be no future for humanity itself.”

via Could This Be Our Best Hope of Removing Trump From Office?

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Richard Branson bets on the future with Hyperloop One investment

British billionaire Richard Branson has placed another bet on the future with an investment in Hyperloop One, which is developing super high-speed transportation systems.

Source: Richard Branson bets on the future with Hyperloop One investment

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It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. | The Nation

It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.

Source: It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. | The Nation

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After AI, automation and robots, we can have a working future, says tech guru

if the country is to prosper from the huge social and economic changes ushered in by artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, businesses must stop merely modifying overseas models and instead create unique, world-leading innovations.

Source: After AI, automation and robots, we can have a working future, says tech guru

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Chris Hedges and Robert Reich Debate the Future of the Progressive Movement (Video) – Truthdig

Hedges and Reich appear on “Democracy Now!” to debate whom progressives should support now that Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

Source: Chris Hedges and Robert Reich Debate the Future of the Progressive Movement (Video) – Truthdig

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Could The Language Barrier Actually Fall Within The Next 10 Years? | IFLScience

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the nuisance of communicating in a different language? In a recent Wall Street Journal article, technology policy expert Alec Ross argued that, within a decade or so, we’ll be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with built-in microphones.

Source: Could The Language Barrier Actually Fall Within The Next 10 Years? | IFLScience

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Digital Transformation of Business and Society — Medium

At a recent KPMG Robotic Innovations event, Futurist and friend Gerd Leonhard delivered a keynote titled “The Digital Transformation of…

Source: Digital Transformation of Business and Society — Medium