Future: A Very Short Introduction Gidley Jennifer M.
Future: A Very Short Introduction Gidley Jennifer M. From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. Throughout human history, our forebears…
Specifikacia Future: A Very Short Introduction Gidley Jennifer M.
Future: A Very Short Introduction Gidley Jennifer M.
From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, by seeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance.
Is the future a time yet to come? As scientific methods improve and computer technology develops we become ever more confident of our capacity to predict and quantify the future by accumulating and interpreting patterns from the past, yet the truth is there is still no certainty to be had.In this Very Short Introduction Jennifer Gidley considers some of our most burning questions: What is the future? Or is it a utopian place? Does the