Future Politics

Lindley's new book explains misinformation, disinformation, why we've fallen so hard for them both, and how every one of us can fight back. We need to talk about 'the truth'. We receive huge amounts of information packed into the stories that we see, hear and read. They change our minds. They cast doubt, divide us and have got us into so much trouble. But there really is hope.

The stakes for being good and virtuous are the highest they have been in over 100 years. Depending on who you ask, if you make the wrong decisions today, you could contribute to destroying the earth, bring about the end of democracy, or go straight to hell. And, no matter who you ask, saying or doing what others consider inappropriate or evil could get you canceled and cost you your friends, your job, and your reputation.

This book raises ethical questions that might become part of mainstream consciousness in years to come and points out the role of communication and language in helping create (or avoid) a potentially dystopian future.

Teen Vogue award-winning columnist Lauren Duca shares a “fun, pithy, and intelligent” (Booklist) guide for challenging the status quo in a much-needed reminder that young people are the ones who will change the world. Journalist Lauren Duca has become an exciting and authoritative voice on...

Trump, la Brexit, i risultati delle elezioni in molti paesi europei, la Turchia di Erdogan, l'India di Modi: prendono forza a livello globale tendenze che paiono sancire il divorzio fra la democrazia e i principi liberali che l'hanno innervata, soprattutto in Occidente. Eppure viviamo in un mondo che non vede affatto, come si crede, un peggioramento socioeconomico o un aumento delle diseguaglianze.

Making the Future presents more than 50 concise and persuasively argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011. Taken together, Chomsky's essays present a powerful counter-narrative to official accounts of the major political events of the past four years: the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the U.S. presidential race; the ascendancy of China; Latin America's leftward turn; the threat of nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea; Israel's invasion of Gaza and more.

Der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel wird nebenan geführt. Erfinderinnen und Denker, Wissenschaftler und Ingenieurinnen machen mit ihren Ideen und Projekten Mut. Dirk Rossmann und Josef Settele haben sie für dieses Buch besucht, mit ihnen gesprochen und ihre Geschichten aufgeschrieben. Entstanden ist daraus eine beeindruckende Erzählung über Helden zum Anfassen. Eine Erzählung über ihre Innovationen, ihre Zähigkeit, ihre klugen Einfälle, aber auch über ihren Alltag, ihre Normalität. Die Autoren schüren Hoffnung. Und diese ist, neben aller Tatkraft und allen Ideen, von absoluter Wichtigkeit.

Эта аудиокнига будет безжалостно снимать с вас кожу привычных представлений. В аудиокниге Между Сциллой и Харибдой. Последний выбор цивилизации Никонов рассматривает процесс интеллектуального развития общества через призму изменения информации под воздействием цензуры и прочих способов ограждения хрупкой психики человека от суровых реалий современного мира.

Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It’s here and it’s growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently begun to ‘escape’ our understanding. When algorithms perform certain tasks, they’re not just as good as us, they’re becoming infinitely better, and, at the same time, massively more surprising. We are so impressed by what they can do that we give them a lot of agency. But because they are so hard to comprehend, this leads to all kinds of unintended consequences.

Il XXI secolo è il secolo della solitudine. Noreena Hertz lo sperimenta in prima persona: a un colloquio di lavoro viene valutata da un algoritmo; un pomeriggio fa shopping con un’"amica del cuore" affittata tramite un servizio online; di sera si trova a sfiorare la pelle artificiale di un robot progettato per essere il suo animale da compagnia. La solitudine che Noreena Hertz racconta non si limita alla frustrazione del desiderio di avere qualcuno vicino; è un male sottile che si è insinuato dentro di noi e ha permeato ogni aspetto della nostra società.

Australia's leading social psychologist examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its future. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. Yet, none of our differences—whether based on ethnicity, politics, religion, cultural tastes and preferences, or gender—are nearly as significant as the humanity we share. Amidst our epidemics of loneliness, anxiety, depression, and the impacts of entrenched poverty and ubiquitous technology, The Way We Are examines the major trends that are shaking the foundations of the Australian way of life.

The respected Italian economist and journalist offers a bold and provocative argument that the speed of technological transformation is threatening our future.

We seem to be stuck, staring at insurmountable challenges. The pandemic is the opening act for climate change, and we need to get much better at anticipating and preparing for these types of challenges. Simply rebuilding bridges once they fall, or houses once they are swept away, is both expensive and risks human lives. Anticipation and preparation costs more now, but is much less costly over time.

Machen, verbessern, Menschsein: Argumente gegen den Pessimismus unserer Zeit Die Angst vor dem Klimawandel, wirtschaftlichem Niedergang oder unberechenbaren Technologien beherrscht zu oft unser Denken. Statt mit dem Besten rechnen wir mit dem Schlimmsten und unterschätzen dabei die Kraft, mit der laufend gewaltige Fortschritte gemacht werden. Nicht als Verhängnis, sondern als Möglichkeit erzählt Ullrich Fichtner, einer der renommiertesten Journalisten des Landes, was uns in den kommenden Jahrzehnten erwartet.

Barreras y distancias van quedando atrás. Día a día vivimos interconectados con los demás habitantes del mundo a través de un chat, una red social, una compra electrónica, una venta de productos nativos, una clase virtual o un club de fans oficial. Estamos sumergidos, sin querer, en un proceso que no termina y lo llamamos globalización. Sin embargo, este fenómeno que nos interconecta trae consigo una serie de retos y desafíos que afectan el modelo económico, el comercio mundial y los patrones de convivencia tal cual los conocemos.

The Human Injury describes the immensity of evolutionary influence upon modern behavior. Base human compulsions activate instantly. They crowd out the thinking mind. They fight enemies that no longer exist. These ancient compulsions have reinvented. They're making the rules. The gifts of nature that once kept our ancestors alive now combine to block human arrival to sustainability.

Was hält die Zukunft für unsere Gesellschaft bereit? Die Publizistin und Autorin Gertrud Höhler wirft einen kritischen Blick auf die Entwicklung der Bundesrepublik im ausgehenden 20. Jahrhundert. "Die Zukunftsgesellschaft" beschäftigt sich mit Themen wie Innovation, Veränderung der Geschlechterrollen, Bildung im Kindesalter und vielem mehr. Höhler stellt durchdachte Analysen und Thesen zu dem politischen und gesellschaftlichen Weg vor, den Deutschland beschreitet.

Criminal Justice in Divided America shows how police, courts, and prisons helped to break American democracy and how better approaches to public safety and criminal accountability can help to repair it. Engaging critically with concerns from both the left and the right, Sklansky lays out a clear and deeply researched agenda for reforming police departments, prosecutors' offices, criminal trials, and punishment Sklansky seeks pragmatic solutions that take account of political realities.

The African-American community represents a paradox of sorts. While collective success has been achieved in many areas, African-Americans still disproportionately suffer from a variety of social ills. The residual impact of years of slavery and exclusion from the major institutions of American life are still trenchant. Yet there is hope. As we move forward into a new millennium, our greatest answers can be found by exploring the past.

Today's militaries are increasingly reliant on highly networked autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced weapons that were previously the domain of sci-fi writers. In such a world, what can we do to decrease the chances of war? In Future Peace, Robert H. Latiff questions our overreliance on technology and examines the pressure-cooker scenario created by the growing animosity between the US and its adversaries, our thinly stretched global military, the capacity for technology to catalyze violence, and the American public's lack of familiarity with these topics.