Module 1 The Emerging Future Starts Here Resources

Module 1 The Emerging Future

Suggested Resources for This Week

• History of Futures Studies
• Silicon Valley Rebels: A Smithsonian Documentary Links to an external site.
• A look back at future predictions made 50 years ago at the 1964 New York World's Fair. Links to an external site.
• Pew Research Internet and American Life Project:  Links to an external site.Reports from surveys conducted with Americans to determine internet usage and activities
• Pew Report series Links to an external site.
• 2014 Presentation Links to an external site. at the World Future Society Conference.  Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center, Internet and American Life Project Director
• U.S. Views of Technology and the Future, Science in the next 50 years Links to an external site.
• Findings from a 2014 national survey of Americans to determine what they anticipate for future scientific developments and how they feel about the coming changes.
• Smithsonian: The Future is Here Links to an external site.
• Held in Washington, DC in 2014 the event is "...an annual exploration of science, technology, culture and the arts."
• Futurefest 2013 Links to an external site.
• A conference held in 2013 that explored the future of everything. See video highlights. Links to an external site.
• 2015 Conference website Links to an external site.
• Futurist Magazine Update: August 2014 Links to an external site.
• PC Magazine 2014 Tech Predictions Links to an external site.
• Dr. Michio Kaku video from interview with Jon Stewart  Links to an external site.
• Alternative video with Dr. Michio Kaku if Stewart recording is unavailable. Interview. Links to an external site.

 

This Week's Discussion Question:

Do you believe that coming technological and scientific changes will make life in the future better?  Why or why not?