forecasting

George Friedman, founder of Stratfor and leading expert in geopolitical forecasting, shares his thoughts on current trends and near-future events that will impact every country on Earth.

150 leading thinkers discuss issues about which they have changed their minds, including topics such as climate change, human-like computers, nuclear power, and religion.

Presents a scientific perspective on the declining supply of fossil fuel throughout the world, discussing what might happen to climate and civilization in the face of a permanent oil shortage.

This book looks at the history of alternative energy including solar and wind power. In it the author explores both the forgotten history and the visionary future of America's green technology inventors. Few today realize that electric cabs dominated Manhattan's streets in the 1890s; that solar water heating boomed in California before the first World War, that Boise, Idaho, had a geothermal heating system in 1910; or that the first megawatt turbine in the world was built in 1941 by the son of publishing magnate G.P. Putnam, a feat that would not be duplicated for another forty years. Likewise, while many remember the oil embargo of the 1970s, few are aware that it led to a corresponding explosion in green technology research that was only derailed when energy prices later dropped.

Draws upon a variety of scientific disciplines to imagine what life on planet Earth might be like millions of years into the future, looking at land and seascapes, plants, and animals.

Describes advances made in bioengineering and genetics and addresses numerous ethical questions these advances raise.

Guide to 100 of the fastest-growing occupations for the twenty-first century, divided into eleven general employment sections, and offering job facts in an overview chart, followed by descriptive information in a narrative text. Includes resources for further information.

A look at the cars, trains, and airplanes of the future.