Future stories : what's next? /
"The future is uncertain, a bit spooky, possibly dangerous, maybe wonderful. We cope with this never-ending uncertainty by telling stories about the future, future stories. How do we construct those stories? Where is the future, the place where we set those stories? Can we trust our future stor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown Spark,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "The future is uncertain, a bit spooky, possibly dangerous, maybe wonderful. We cope with this never-ending uncertainty by telling stories about the future, future stories. How do we construct those stories? Where is the future, the place where we set those stories? Can we trust our future stories? And what sort of futures do they show us? This book is about future stories and future thinking, about how we prepare for the future. Think of it as a sort of User's Guide to the Future. We all need such a guide because the future is where we will spend the rest of our lives."-- |
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| Physical Description: | x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780316497459 0316497452 |