Social Forecasting, Future Studies

We are living through years of great importance, marked by the unstoppable evolution of technology, science and the information society. This book ...

This Will Change Everything offers seemingly radical but actually feasible ideas with the potential to change the world.-Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Pr...

Some of the greatest scientists, philosophers, and historians of all time have advocated the concept of causality, or cause and effect, the idea th...

While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a li...

In All Societies Die, Samuel Cohn asks us to prepare for the inevitable. Our society is going to die. What are you going to do about it? But he als...

Since the 1960s, the West has moved ever-leftwards. ''Equality'' and ''feelings'' are central to the New Religion that rejects all traditional valu...

The first edition of All Tomorrow''s Cultures explored the legacy of futures-thinking in anthropology and marked the beginning of a resurgence o...

Lean Logic is David Flemings masterpiece, the product of more than thirty years work and a testament to the creative brilliance of one of Britains ...

The Dark Mountain Project began with a manifesto published in 2009 by two English writersDougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorthwho felt that literature w...

Long-term thinking and planning is such an ingrained part of everyday life that we tend either not to see it or merely take it for granted. From pe...

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagn...

Mid-20th century America envisioned a wondrous future of comfort, convenience and technological advancement. Popular culture--including World's ...

Baby bust. Environmental blasphemy. The hotness delusion syndrome. These are just some of the intriguing new phenomena this next decade may yield. ...

The time for action is now.The fate of the world''s coasts rests on a knife edge as global warming melts ice sheets and glaciers from the Alps to t...

During the year 2020, at the onset of the global pandemic COVID19, there are widespread fears. There are also concerns about climate change and ...

World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future with...

'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON'B...