"A look at potential future developments in communication, including holograms, as well as the Global Positioning System and other technologies that are currently considered state-of-the-art"--Provided by publisher.
Profiles two hundred jobs for people with college degrees, from associate to doctoral and professional, describing each one's duties, required education and skills, earnings, number of openings, outlook, and courses needed to prepare.
Provides more than five hundred job descriptions for careers with the best pay, fastest growth, and most openings and lists sixty-five best jobs based on education level, interest, and personality type.
Presents a guide for teachers that discusses how to develop a curriculum that examines, and integrates a plan for, the future world students will live and work within.
Explores current genetic research featuring the tools of genetic analysis and manipulation. Considers the potential influence of research on issues such as the causes of aging and death, the nature of the brain, and quality of life. Covers topics such as biodiversity, gene manipulation, and the "new" pharmacology.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his views on space travel and the importance of space exploration for America's economy, national security, and morale.
Argues that in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the American government needs to transform its global strategy and learn to share power, create coalitions, build legitimacy, and define the global agenda in order to recover its political, economic, and social standing on the world stage.
non-lethal weapons in twenty-first-century warfare
Alexander, John B
1999
Explains how non-lethal electromagnetic and pulsed-power weapons, the laser and tazer, chemical systems, and computer viruses will be used to fight terrorists and criminals in the future.
Examines sixty-five appealing jobs in the twenty-first-century market, and features five hundred ranked job descriptions with information on salary, required education, duties, projected growth, related titles, and more.
