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Peter Frase argues that increasing automation and a growing scarcity of resources, thanks to climate change, will bring it all tumbling down. In Four Futures, Frase imagines how this postcapitalist world might look, deploying the tools of both social science and speculative fiction to explore what communism, rentism, socialism, and exterminism might actually entail.

Beyond the fear and chaos of contemporary life, there is good news to share. A new era is at hand: the era of sustainable superabundance. In this era, the positive potential of humanity can develop in truly profound ways. The key to this new era is to take wise advantage of the remarkable capabilities of 21st century science and technology: robotics, biotech, neurotech, greentech, collabtech, artificial intelligence, and much more. This is not a vision of returning to some imagined prior historical period - to some supposed bygone golden age.

The crisis that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked the fourth systemic transformation of capitalism since the late 18th century. Capitalism was not destroyed by the crisis, but it was irrevocably changed. This provocative audiobook shows how the forces that precipitated the financial meltdown of 2007-2009 are now creating a new and stronger version of the global capitalist system. This system will continue to be led and shaped by the U.S. if its businesses and politicians play their cards well.

What’s coming next for today’s workforce, and the companies behind them? For those eager and willing to adapt, the possibilities are nearly endless, says author Gerard Szatvanyi. Recent advances in technology have led to new trends, and this global transformation holds tremendous potential. Nearly every industry will be impacted, and organizations that set the right vision could benefit from breaking into new markets and creating specialized niches.

O ano de 2020 foi praticamente todo passado em isolamento social. Afeito a aglomerações e conhecido por agregar pessoas dos meios mais diversos, o arquiteto Miguel Pinto Guimarães decidiu usar esse tempo para conversar com amigos em lives abertas ao grande público. E o que começou com a ideia de discutir questões envolvendo arquitetura e urbanismo acabou cobrindo uma série de temas debatidos com figuras de grande destaque em múltiplas áreas, como Gilberto Gil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Sonia Guajajara, Regina Casé, Guga Chacra, Pedro Malan, Marina Silva, Teresa Cristina e muitos outros.

Die Corona-Krise hat uns viel Kraft und Energie gekostet. Wir befinden uns mitten in der Phase der Erschöpfung. Was wir in dieser Zeit brauchen, ist Zukunftsmut. Das Hörbuch "Nur Mut!" zeigt auf, wie wir wieder zu uns selbst finden können und woraus wir neue Inspiration und Kraft schöpfen können - und welches Denken, welche inneren Haltungen uns in der Zukunft besser leiten können. Denn nur mit optimistischen Leitbildern vor Augen lässt sich Zukunft positiv gestalten.

Die Zahl verfügbarer Inhalte in Medien, Entertainment und Social Media wächst in einem nie dagewesenen Tempo. Und es wird alles noch viel mehr. Bis 2026 werden schätzungsweise über 90% der Inhalte synthetischen Ursprungs und mithilfe Künstlicher Intelligenz hergestellt sein. Dies bringt nicht nur Herausforderungen in Bezug auf die Menge der Inhalte mit sich, sondern auch ernsthafte Fragen zur Echtheit und Authentizität.

In this groundbreaking book, Allen Young, the transhumanistic Asian-American man, defines what human intelligence is, and how artificial intelligence must fit into what humans are designed to do. In particular, Allen Young covers the human and artificial intelligence within the contexts of human knowledge acquisition, human activities, and human property production and acquisitions.