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Category Archives: The Future
A Few Words in Defense of Populism and Globalism
I am so tired of the endless, witless, selfish hate-mongering that disguises itself as political debate in what once called itself the First World. You know the nations I’m talking about, the ones burdened with mountains of debt, confused leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Global politics, The Future
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George Friedman’s shocker
This is not just unprecedented, it is simply shocking. If you don’t know who George Friedman is, you can google him. He founded Stratfor, then left when it grew larger than he liked and founded Geopolitical Futures. He is perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Global politics, The Future, US politics
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As we come to the End of the Beginning
Are human beings organic machines operated by organic computers that are programmed at the point of conception? How does this limit our “free will”? Do we have any free will now? These are genuine “existential” questions, those that go directly … Continue reading
Posted in genetics, Technology, The Future
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Genetic Engineering and CRISPR
One of the issues I have dealt with in past posts and remains one of the most important trends that have my attention is genetic engineering. I have found it difficult to provide people who do not follow this trend … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, The Future
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Mediocrity reigns
Mediocre means neither good nor bad, but at best, barely adequate. Mediocre political leadership today means it is not as good as it should be, not as bad as it could be, but given today’s world, not even barely adequate. … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Global politics, The Future
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Is Vladimir Putin on the way out?
There is buzz being generated about an analysis from the European Council on Foreign Relations forecasting the end of Vladimir Putin’s rule. How long does he have left? “In the view of this author, the regime has less than a … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Global politics, The Future
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It’s a Two-Track World. Now, about the Coming Collision…
We live in a two-track world, a Fast Track and a Slow Track, where the tracks seem to run parallel to each other on a day-to-day basis, but we know they will eventually meet and either merge into one track, … Continue reading
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A Killer is on the loose
Right now, today, as you read this, a killer is loose that threatens your life. The murderous cowards of ISIS pale in comparison to this killer and we all need to know about it. It is receiving some attention, but … Continue reading
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The Brainy Mouse, the Robot Mom, and us
Trying to keep up with the rapidly emerging sciences of genetic engineering and AI, artificial intelligence, is a daunting task. I can only race along, trying to catch the highlights, but that’s enough to absorb a great deal of time … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, The Future
Tagged artificial intelligence, genetics, genomics, Yuval Noah Harari
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