The Fabulous Future?: America and the World in 2040

ISBN-13: 9780810131989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 248 str.

Morton Schapiro; Gary Saul Morson

Opis

Will the future be one of economic expansion, greater tolerance, liberating inventions, and longer, happier lives? Or do we face economic stagnation, declining quality of life, and a technologically enhanced totalitarianism worse than any yet seen? The Fabulous Future? America and the World in 2040 draws its inspiration from a more optimistic time, and tome, The Fabulous Future: America in 1980, in which Fortune magazine celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by publishing the predictions of thought leaders of its time. In the present volume, the world s leading specialists from diverse fields project developments in their areas of expertise, from religion and the media to the environment and nanotechnology. Will we be happier, and what exactly does happiness have to do with our economic future? Where is higher education heading and how should it develop? And what is the future of prediction itself? These exciting essays provoke sharper questions, reflect unexpectedly on one another, and testify to our present anxieties about the surprising world to come. "

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Contents

Introduction: The Future of Prediction Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro

Part One: Wealth, Health, and Happiness

The Future of Economic Growth: Slowing to a Crawl Robert J. Gordon

Longer and Healthier Lives? Eileen M. Crimmins

A Happier World? Richard A. Easterlin

Part Two: Politics, Religion, and Human Rights

The World in 2040 Robert L. Gallucci

The Future of American Religion Eboo Patel

Freedom’s Future Wendy Kaminer

Part Three: Science, Technology, and the Environment

Especially of the Future Mark A. Ratner

The Era of Answers John Kelly III

Bridging the Gap between Knowing and Doing: The New Environmental Governance Mark R. Tercek and Jimmie Powell

Part Four: Education, Communication, and Society

The Future of Higher Education in the United States (and the World) Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro

Media of the Future Arianna Huffington

The Future of Fear Mongering Barry Glassner

Conclusion: The World To Be Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro