"What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's...

An expert tech writer discusses the forces and trends that will revolutionize daily life through the upcoming technological advances of the next thirty years. -- Provided by publisher.

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.

As the craft of creation continues to evolve and require more strategic thinking, we must also evolve our mindset and tools to address today's greatest political, social, environmental, and cultural challenges. Futures design and thinking provides a set of tools that can prepare us for the ever-changing landscape of the future and enable us to better assess the challenges of emerging technologies, climate change, and the implications of dynamic social...