Summary: The new Industrial Revolution is now upon us. We have sufficient warning and, with the experience from the earlier ones, should be able to navigate through it to a prosperous future without massive suffering during the transition. This is the latest in a long series about what might be the major economic event of the …
Summary:Â Today we look at three early predictions about the 3rd Industrial Revolution, now upon us. We have sufficient warning (and the experience from the first two industrial revolutions), and should be able to navigate through it without massive suffering — to a prosperous future. This is the latest in a long series about what …
50 years of warnings about the next industrial revolution. Are we ready? Read More »
Summary: The future holds many new and strange challenges. And some that we’ve grappled with successfully for generations, but most be confronted anew again. Such as automation. Links to other posts in this series appear at the end. Science fiction now, but fact for our children or grand-children.  Excerpt from James Blish’s A Life for …
The coming big increase in structural unemployment Read More »
