| Description |
1 online resource (205 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Technology Tsunami Alert -- Technology Tsunami Alert -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Our Rapidly Changing World -- Chapter 2 Just How Disruptive Will Technology Change Be -- The Shocking Truth -- Chapter 3 Rising Unemployment? There Will Be Less Jobs, but Far More Work! -- Chapter 4 Technology Adoption and the "S" Curve -- Chapter 5 Dematerialisation, Demonetisation and Democratisation -- Chapter 6 Sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) Make Our World Smart -- Chapter 7 Data Mining, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence -- Chapter 8 Supercomputers and Quantum Computers |
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Chapter 9 Smartphones: The World in Your Pocket -- Chapter 10 Healthcare and Advances in Medical Technology -- Chapter 11 The Human Genome, CRISPR and Longevity Are the Future -- Chapter 12 Stem Cells Uses in Healing, 3D Printing Organ Growth -- Chapter 13 Healthcare Becomes Patient and Doctor Friendly -- Chapter 14 Agriculture and Food Production -- Chapter 15 Diet: The Next Medical Frontier -- Chapter 16 Education in the Future Meeting New Challenges -- Chapter 17 Education: Focus on Future Skills -- Chapter 18 Alternative/Renewable Energy and Energy Storage |
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Chapter 19 Residential, Retail and Commercial Property Trends -- Chapter 20 Automation and Robotics -- Chapter 21 3D Printing, 4D Printing and 5D Printing -- Chapter 22 Bionic Persons, Cyborgs and/or Cybernetic Organisms -- Chapter 23 Drones -- Chapter 24 New Materials -- Chapter 25 Nano Technology -- Chapter 26 Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) -- Chapter 27 Moral and Ethical Dilemmas of the Future -- Chapter 28 Business Model Innovation and Disruption -- Chapter 29 Solving Many of the World's Biggest Problems |
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Chapter 30 Demographics Trends, Retirement and Pension Fund Shortfalls -- Chapter 31 Trends in Government Economics and Revenue -- Chapter 32 Multi-Generational Political Trends -- Chapter 33 How Cities and Countries Compete -- Chapter 34 Blockchain Easily Explained: How it Will Change the World -- Chapter 35 Conclusion -- Glossary Definitions |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Social change -- Technological innovations
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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Social change
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781528985185 |
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1528985184 |
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