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100 Phenomena Open in a new browser window  
   Complete English text from the Finnish book "100 Phenomena" by Risto Linturi and Ilkka Hannula containing miniature scenarios for the years 2000 to 2020 illustrating what may happen in our future and how it will feel.
   http://www.linturi.fi/100_phenomena/index.html
Impact of Science and Technology on Society Open in a new browser window  
   Progressive side-effects of military, political, legal, religious, agricultural, economic and industrial processes attempting to appropriate a technology that may be far too sophisticated and powerful.
   http://mt.sopris.net/mpc/
Australia's Future Open in a new browser window  
   A prediction about the nature of the impending Republic of Australia.
   http://www.users.bigpond.com/smartboard/decline/civfut.htm
Social Fiction - S. Flor Open in a new browser window  
   Report from the year 2029: local markets have become an important complement to the established global economic system.
   http://www.social-fiction.de
Reflections Of A Changing Era Open in a new browser window  
   Reflections Of A Changing Era, The American Dream, by Jim Bickford.
   http://www.usdreams.com/ReflecChanging49.html
Super-intelligence: Essays on the Far Future Open in a new browser window  
   Wide-ranging essays on our potential to create planet-sized Matrioshka Brains millions of times more intelligent than today's humans.
   http://www.aeiveos.com/~bradbury/MatrioshkaBrains/MatrioshkaBrains.html
A Message From Future Generations Open in a new browser window  
   People of the future give advice on spiritual and political development. Excerpts from Dr. Allen Tough's book of the same title.
   http://members.aol.com/allentough/fg.html
ROBOT: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind, by Hans Moravec Open in a new browser window  
   Additional figures and text for Moravec's book on the next six decades.
   http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/book98/
Dr. Arthur B. Shostak Open in a new browser window  
   Professor of Sociology, and futurist. Includes his essays and book reviews.
   http://www.futureshaping.com/shostak/
Future's Edge Open in a new browser window  
   Topics include world population, stem cell research, limits of science, climate change, and anthrax. Includes links to other resources.
   http://www.futuresedge.org/
News for a Synergic Earth Open in a new browser window  
   A collection of discussions and articles focused on culture, systems thinking and how to create a more sustainable future.
   http://www.synearth.net
Digital Fracture Open in a new browser window  
   Articles related to decision makers lag and its economic and cultural consequnces.
   http://www.burcet.net/escenarios/second_fracture.htm
Futurlogics a system of prospective thinking Open in a new browser window  
   Research method and a predictive model for dealing with the unknown.
   http://www.xmission.com/~fractil/f.html
Manifesto for the Peoples of the Third Millennium Open in a new browser window  
   An outline of processes for developing progressive alternative societies.
   http://m3peeps.org/manif.htm
Saving the Future Open in a new browser window  
   Suggests key changes that lead to an acceptable future. Offers articles and forum.
   http://savingthefuture.siteideas.net/
Be Afraid Open in a new browser window  
   Provides forecasts of scientific and social developments; tracks cutting edge technology like nanotechnology and genetics; offers insight into changes in near future lifestyles.
   http://www.sageous.com/beafraid.html
Carfree City Design Open in a new browser window  
   Exploring the prospect of designing auto-less, sustainable communities with alternative transportation, renewable energy, pedestrian orientation, mixed-use zoning, fiber optics and recycling facilities in all units and other green features to aid in long-
   http://www.priorities.org/carfree.htm
Consolidation for Social Awareness and Responsiblity Open in a new browser window  
   Compendium of research papers, scientific studies and learned opinions regarding issues that will have profound affect upon our children.
   http://www3.sympatico.ca/truegrowth/legacy.htm
Innovation Watch Open in a new browser window  
   Follows developments in science, technology, business, society and the environment and assesses their impact.
   http://www.innovationwatch.com
Future Studies Open in a new browser window  
   Essays on change, the future of humanity, and transhumanism, by Nick Bostrom; archival site, no longer updated.
   http://www.future-studies.com/
Future Studies: An Interdisciplinary Vehicle for Space Science Education Open in a new browser window  
   Essay on futures studies' use in the space science curriculum which includes example methods, suggested reading, and three futures course descriptions.
   http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/future.html
Why the Future Doesn't Need Us Open in a new browser window  
   Article on how technologies, including robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech, are threatening to make humans an endangered species.
   http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy_pr.html
Scenarios: The Red Herring Column Open in a new browser window  
   Contains several papers about various topics. Including Yucca Mountain, the uture of the economy, and broad band.
   http://www.gbn.org/ColumnListDisplayServlet.srv?col=10
Philosophy of Technology Open in a new browser window  
   Several essays centered on how the world will cope with humanity's natural drive towards cultural and physical speciation.
   http://home.comcast.net/~reillyjones/
The Collegiate Landscape of the Future Open in a new browser window  
   The universities of the future won't be built around the Internet; they will be built around small residential colleges.
   http://www.collegiateway.org/future/
The Sky is the Linit Open in a new browser window  
   A personal discussion of the most relevant and actual of the world's problems.
   http://author.senescence.info/thoughts/transhuman.html

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