forecasting

An assessment of the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence and robotics traces how technology arrived at this point and how artificial life, machine consciousness, extreme prosperity, and technological warfare will be hotly debated issues of the near future.

An introduction to denialism, explaining the causes and characteristics, and describing how social fears and superstitions hinder scientific progress, which can impact the environment and individual lives.

Discusses how the school libraries are changing with new technologies.

Contains twelve articles about books, discussing digital printing, the printed book market, e-books, and how publishers and libraries can meet the challenges presented by e-books.

Describes some out-of-the-box designs for the homes of the future and provides projects for young architects to create their own.

Discusses the importance of water to life on Earth, looks at the problem of diminishing water supplies, and examines efforts to regulate water demand.

Discusses the world's rising sea levels, focusing on why and how it's happening, what it will mean, and more.

Explores the capabilities of 3D printing, and discusses how it could be used both now and in the future in the fields of manufacturing, medicine, art, science, fashion, and education. Includes color photographs, sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.