Futurology (34 books)

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Books that tell us about what may come to be in this and the next centuries

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1	Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford 3.96 avg rating — 9,598 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands by Eric J. Topol 3.76 avg rating — 1,476 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Journey 2022: Resolving Digital Dilemmas by Atos Scientific Community 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Hitherto & Thitherto by Ozair Siddiqui (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships by David N.L. Levy 3.31 avg rating — 390 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Urbanman: The Psychology of Urban Survival by John Helmer liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 12,019 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything by James Barrat (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Aging Nations and the Coming Population Crash by Fred Pearce 3.84 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie 4.22 avg rating — 7,585 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch 4.17 avg rating — 10,216 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Journey 2024: Redefining Enterprise Purpose by Atos Scientific Community 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future by Laurence C. Smith 3.80 avg rating — 1,055 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot 4.39 avg rating — 3,685 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World by Pedro Domingos 3.73 avg rating — 6,527 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy by Quinn Slobodian (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,333 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,084 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Mars Direct: Space Exploration, the Red Planet, and the Human Future: A Special from Tarcher/ Penguin by Robert Zubrin 3.96 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 44,330 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Confronting the Future: Australia and the World: The Next Hundred Years by Charles Birch 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,224 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being by Paul Mason 3.59 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Beyond: Our Future in Space by Chris Impey (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 424 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Twenty-First Century Socialism by Jeremy Gilbert 3.78 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	China, India and the United States The Future of Economic Stability by Peter Rodriguez 3.63 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Meat Paradox: Eating, Empathy, and the Future of Meat by Rob Percival 3.70 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 453,322 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek by Manu Saadia 3.87 avg rating — 1,099 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series) by Peter H. Diamandis 4.05 avg rating — 11,701 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 4.18 avg rating — 293,837 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Industries of the Future by Alec J. Ross (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 8,466 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 21,537 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly Weinersmith (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,039 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach 3.95 avg rating — 61,213 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars