Future Files - A Brief History of the Next 50 Years by Richard Watson [Qwerty80]

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1、PraiseforFUTUREFILES“PickoftheWeek:Cheaperthanacrystalballandtwiceasfun,thisbookbyfuturistandwebcreatorWatsonexamineswhat‘someday’couldbelike,basedonthefivekeytrendsofageing;powershifttotheEast;globalconnectivity;the‘GRIN’technologiesofGenetics,Robotics,Internet,andNanotech

2、nology;environmentalconcerns,and50lessgeneralbutequallyinfluentialdevelopmentsthatwillradicallyalterhumanlifebytheyear2050.WatsongentlyscoffsatJetsons-likewishful-thinkingtechnologyandfly-ingcars;insteadhepredictsthefanciful(mindwipes,stress-controlclothing,napcapsthatinduc

3、esleep)andtheuseful(devicestoharnesstheseatogenerateenergy;self-repairingcarpaint;retailtechnologythathelpsusshop,basedonpastbuyinghabits;hospitalplastersthatmoni-torvitalsigns).Inbetweenthefunandfrivolity,heprognosticatesthefrightening:the‘extinction’ofindividualuglinessan

4、dfreepublicspaces;thecreationofhybridhumans;asocietymadeofpeoplewhoareincapableofthetini-esttasks;andinsectsthatcarrywirelesscamerastomonitorourlives.PartJulesVerne,partMalcolmGladwell,Watsonhasapuckishsenseofhumorandhisbookisathought-provoking,laughter-inducingdelight.”Pub

5、lishers’Weekly“AMustRead.Wellwrittenandconcisepredictions.”MediaFuturist.com“AdetailedinvestigationintowhatauthorRichardWatsonbelievesarethefivekeytrendsthatwillshapeourfuture.ThingsgetinterestingonceWatsonunravelstheeffectsofthecombinedtrends.Thereisanamusing‘extinctiontim

6、eline’forthenext50years,wherehenailshiscolourstothemastinpredictingtheideasdestinedforthescrap-heap.”Director“IfoundmyselfwarmingtohisintensecuriosityaboutwhatisgoingonintheworldandIappreciatedtheabsenceofacademicsnobbery.”SimonCatersoninTheAge“Watson’sbookisasmuchaboutanal

7、ysingthespeedandrobustnessoftrendsthatarealreadyemergingtodistinguishbetweenshort-termfadsandlong-termshifts.ThebookisatitsmostinterestingwhenWatsonmakesspecificpredictionsforhoweverydayobjectswillchange.”IrishTimes“Inspirationalread.Takeapeek50yearsintothefuturewiththisfas

8、ci-natingmapofthetrendsthatwillchangeourlivesforthebetter,aswellasthosethingswe’ll