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1、Preview Whatanexcitingtimetobealive!Anewcenturyliesbeforeuslikeanartist’ssketchbookwithhardlyamarkinit.Whatwillwedowiththeseblankpages?Whatwillourfootprintsshow100yearsfromnow?Howwillwehandleouruniqueopportunitytomakeourworldabetterplace?Willwealsofillthepa
2、gesofthiscenturywithbloodandtearsandhorriblewars,destroyingourenemiesorourselveswithgunsanddrugsorgermsorworse?Orwillwechoosetouniteinacommoncausetosavethisearthhomeweshareandriditofallitsills?Willwechoosetofillourdayswithactswhicharebeautiful,true,honest,jus
3、t,pure,goodandworthyofhonour?For,howweimagethisnewcenturyismostcertainlyachoice.Wewillcreateourfuturebasedonwhatwedotoday.“Lookwellthereforetothisday,”asthefamousSanskritpoemadvises.Lookingtothe21stCentury 1.YourFuture Thefuturedoesnotdetermineitself.Theact
4、ionsofthepresentdeterminethefuture. EdwardCornish,editorof "TheFuturist"magazinepublishedbytheWorldFutureSociety,says: "Theresponsibilitywehaveforthefuturebeginswhenwerecognisethatweourselvescreatethefuture--thatthefutureisnotsomethingimposeduponusbyfateoro
5、therforcesbeyondourcontrol.Weourselvesbuildthefutureboththroughwhatwedoandwhatwedonotdo." 2.YourBrain Yourbrainwavesmaybecheckedtoseewhetheryouarebusy,tiredordoingyourworkproperly. PsychologistArthurF.Kramertestedvolunteersworkingonarithmeticproblems.Hecou
6、ldpredicttheirperformancefromthestrengthofthebrain'selectricalactivitymeasuredthroughthehead. Thefuture?Bossescouldmeasurebrainactivitytolearnworkerquality.Frequentcomputeranalysescouldtellwhetherworkers,likeairtrafficcontrollers,areseeingallactivityclearlye
7、noughtomonitoritproperly. 3.YourDoctor Moreandmore,doctorswillusevisualinformationaboutyourconditionfromcomputers,insteadoftextbooks,fordiagnosisandtreatment. Homecomputerswillenableyoutoanswerinteractivequestionsaboutyourhealthandshowthealternativeresults
8、shouldyouactinacertainway. 4.YourCar Carswillbealmostentirelycontrolledbycomputers. Topayforcosts,carswillbebilledforusinghigh-speedtollroads.Computerswillrecordthepassageofthecarandau
