As a horizon scanner, I saw how the swine flu epidemic built up in the press. I saw the story that Canada was concerned about some people who had recently returned from Mexico with a strange flu. I also saw the story the very next day about a few boys in southern California who had … Continue reading Should the WHO apologize for the swine flu pandemic?
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I have not been active on this blog for about a year. I've been very busy. I have moved to New Zealand on a permanent basis. I have gotten married. And I have been working on multiple projects. I have continued some of my work with C/Fe Records, but the biggest project I have been … Continue reading Horizon Scanning, etc.
I love it when journalists say something to the extent of, "it may sound like science fiction, but...." Well, it may sound like science fiction but next year is 2010. 2001 was eight years ago. No one expects to see a giant foetus hovering above the Earth, but we can certainly expect times to change … Continue reading Science fiction
When I first ran across the book information online, I did not recognize the author's name. The book's tag line, "Identifying trends to make better decisions, manage uncertainty, and profit from change," confused me. Does Gordon have a plural view of the future and therefore discuss multiple scenario forecasts, or was he referring primarily to … Continue reading Future Savvy by Adam Gordon
http://thefuturesoftheus.wetpaint.com/ The Futures of the US is a wetpaint wiki populated by a class of eight in the University of Houston's Futures Studies program. I contributed to the Immigration issue. The other issues featured are Budget, Climate, Energy, Globalization, Health, Infrastructure, and soon to come is Foreign Affairs. Each topic is divided into six pages. … Continue reading Obama?!?! McCain?!?! Need help deciding?
