Megatech : technology in 2050 /
Megatech : technology in 2050 /
Mega tech
edited by Daniel Franklin.
- First edition.
- London: The Economist Books, 2017.
- ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes index.
Introduction: Meet megatech / The fundamentals -- A toolkit for predicting the future / Physical foundations of future technology / Biotechnology's possibilities / Beyond Moore's law / Tech generations: the past as prologue / The great innovation debate / Megatech by sector -- Farming tomorrow / Health care meets patient power / Energy technology: the rise of the renewables / Manufacturing's new materials / Military technology: wizardry and asymmetry / Personal technology gets truly personal / Megatech and society -- The ethics of artificial intelligence / The data-driven world / Imagine all the empowered people / Megatech versus mega-inequality / Work and the rise of the machines / Visiting hours: a short story / Ma Ganga: a short story / Concluding reflections: lessons from the Industrial Revolution / Daniel Franklin -- Tom Standage -- Frank Wilczek -- Robert Carlson -- Tim Cross -- Ann Winblad -- Ryan Avent -- Geoffrey Carr -- Gianrico Farrugia -- Anne Schukat -- Paul Markillie -- Benjamin Sutherland -- Leo Mirani -- Luciano Floridi -- Kenneth Cukier -- Melinda Gates -- Adrian Wooldridge -- Lynda Gratton -- Alastair Reynolds -- Nancy Kress -- Oliver Morton. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.
Technology moves fast - so where will it have taken us by 2050? How will it affect the way we live? And how far are we willing to let it go? -- The writers predict the vast changes that technology will bring to everything from food production to health care, energy output, manufacturing and the military balance. They also consider the impact on jobs, and how we can prepare for the opportunities, as well as the dangers, that await. Thought-provoking, engaging and full of insight from the forefront of tech innovation, Megatech is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand tomorrow's world.
9781610398251 9781781254622 1781254621
2017930084
Technological forecasting.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
Technology--Social aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Forecasting.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects.
Technological forecasting.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
Technology--Social aspects.
Digitalisierung
Technischer Fortschritt
Sozialer Wandel
Künstliche Intelligenz
T174 / .M448 2017
601/.12 / M496
Includes index.
Introduction: Meet megatech / The fundamentals -- A toolkit for predicting the future / Physical foundations of future technology / Biotechnology's possibilities / Beyond Moore's law / Tech generations: the past as prologue / The great innovation debate / Megatech by sector -- Farming tomorrow / Health care meets patient power / Energy technology: the rise of the renewables / Manufacturing's new materials / Military technology: wizardry and asymmetry / Personal technology gets truly personal / Megatech and society -- The ethics of artificial intelligence / The data-driven world / Imagine all the empowered people / Megatech versus mega-inequality / Work and the rise of the machines / Visiting hours: a short story / Ma Ganga: a short story / Concluding reflections: lessons from the Industrial Revolution / Daniel Franklin -- Tom Standage -- Frank Wilczek -- Robert Carlson -- Tim Cross -- Ann Winblad -- Ryan Avent -- Geoffrey Carr -- Gianrico Farrugia -- Anne Schukat -- Paul Markillie -- Benjamin Sutherland -- Leo Mirani -- Luciano Floridi -- Kenneth Cukier -- Melinda Gates -- Adrian Wooldridge -- Lynda Gratton -- Alastair Reynolds -- Nancy Kress -- Oliver Morton. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.
Technology moves fast - so where will it have taken us by 2050? How will it affect the way we live? And how far are we willing to let it go? -- The writers predict the vast changes that technology will bring to everything from food production to health care, energy output, manufacturing and the military balance. They also consider the impact on jobs, and how we can prepare for the opportunities, as well as the dangers, that await. Thought-provoking, engaging and full of insight from the forefront of tech innovation, Megatech is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand tomorrow's world.
9781610398251 9781781254622 1781254621
2017930084
Technological forecasting.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
Technology--Social aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Forecasting.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects.
Technological forecasting.
Technological innovations--Economic aspects.
Technology--Social aspects.
Digitalisierung
Technischer Fortschritt
Sozialer Wandel
Künstliche Intelligenz
T174 / .M448 2017
601/.12 / M496