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Superforecasting
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- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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From one of the world's most highly regarded social scientists, a transformative book on the habits of mind that lead to the best predictions....
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good book for one time listening
- By Disha maini on 17-12-22
Written by: Philip Tetlock,
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Pendulum
- How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future
- Written by: Michael R. Drew, Roy H. Williams
- Narrated by: Roy H. Williams, Michael R. Drew
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Politics, manners, humor, sexuality, wealth, even our definitions of success are periodically renegotiated based on the new values society chooses to use as a lens to judge what is acceptable....
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Morality in the 21st Century
- A BBC Radio 4 Philosophy and Ethics Series
- Written by: Jonathan Sacks
- Narrated by: Jonathan Sacks, Melinda Gates, Jordan Peterson,
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world's leading thinkers about morality today....
Written by: Jonathan Sacks
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The Singularity Is Near
- When Humans Transcend Biology
- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 24 hrs and 38 mins
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For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best....
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The most profound book I've read (listened) yet.
- By pranjal sisodia on 22-04-23
Written by: Ray Kurzweil
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How to Create a Mind
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- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Ray Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization....
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Lee Kuan Yew
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- Written by: Ali Wyne, Robert D. Blackwill, Graham Allison
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Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage....
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Excellent audio book
- By M on 21-12-21
Written by: Ali Wyne,
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Superforecasting
- The Art and Science of Prediction
- Written by: Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the world's most highly regarded social scientists, a transformative book on the habits of mind that lead to the best predictions....
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good book for one time listening
- By Disha maini on 17-12-22
Written by: Philip Tetlock,
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Pendulum
- How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future
- Written by: Michael R. Drew, Roy H. Williams
- Narrated by: Roy H. Williams, Michael R. Drew
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Politics, manners, humor, sexuality, wealth, even our definitions of success are periodically renegotiated based on the new values society chooses to use as a lens to judge what is acceptable....
Written by: Michael R. Drew,
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Morality in the 21st Century
- A BBC Radio 4 Philosophy and Ethics Series
- Written by: Jonathan Sacks
- Narrated by: Jonathan Sacks, Melinda Gates, Jordan Peterson,
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world's leading thinkers about morality today....
Written by: Jonathan Sacks
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The Singularity Is Near
- When Humans Transcend Biology
- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 24 hrs and 38 mins
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For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best....
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The most profound book I've read (listened) yet.
- By pranjal sisodia on 22-04-23
Written by: Ray Kurzweil
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How to Create a Mind
- The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Ray Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization....
Written by: Ray Kurzweil
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Lee Kuan Yew
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- Written by: Ali Wyne, Robert D. Blackwill, Graham Allison
- Narrated by: Francis Chau, Michael McConnohie
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage....
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Excellent audio book
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Written by: Ali Wyne,
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Artificial Intelligence
- A Guide for Thinking Humans
- Written by: Melanie Mitchell
- Narrated by: Abby Craden, Melanie Mitchell, Tony Wolf
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Interweaving stories about the science and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and approachable accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in AI, flavored with Mitchell’s humor and personal observations....
Written by: Melanie Mitchell
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The Third Wave
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From the author of Future Shock comes a striking way out of today's despair...a bracing, optimistic look at our new potentials....
Written by: Alvin Toffler
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The Signal and the Noise
- Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't
- Written by: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair’s breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger - all by the time he was 30. He solidified his standing as the nation's foremost political forecaster....
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too much details and practically useless
- By vinay on 23-05-23
Written by: Nate Silver
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Scary Smart
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- Written by: Mo Gawdat
- Narrated by: Mo Gawdat
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Scary Smart is an insider look at the future not only of technology and AI, but of our species, together with an accessible blueprint for what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love and the planet itself....
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Mo Gawdat is a visionary
- By pixeljoy on 27-02-24
Written by: Mo Gawdat
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The Fourth Turning
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- Written by: William Strauss, Neil Howe
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
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Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play....
Written by: William Strauss,
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Future Shock
- Written by: Alvin Toffler
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
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Future Shock is about the present. Future Shock is about what is happening today to people and groups who are overwhelmed by change. It vividly describes the emerging global civilization and illuminates the world of tomorrow by exploding countless cliches about today....
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Pulsating & engaging
- By Rahul Rao on 17-10-22
Written by: Alvin Toffler
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The Age of Spiritual Machines
- When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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Ray Kurzweil is the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and one of our greatest living visionaries. Now he offers a framework for envisioning the 21st century....
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Mythically Optimis
- By Surendra Kumar Pande on 27-02-22
Written by: Ray Kurzweil
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The Inevitable
- Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
- Written by: Kevin Kelly
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the 12 technological imperatives that will shape the next 30 years and transform our lives. Much of what will happen in the next 30 years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion....
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Excellent peak into the future
- By SAURABH KARANDIKAR on 21-03-23
Written by: Kevin Kelly
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Age of the City
- Why Our Future Will Be Won or Lost Together
- Written by: Ian Goldin, Tom Lee-Devlin
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Visionary Oxford professor Ian Goldin and The Economist's Tom Lee-Devlin show why the city is where the battles of inequality, social division, pandemics and climate change must be faced....
Written by: Ian Goldin,
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When China Rules the World
- The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- Written by: Martin Jacques
- Narrated by: Scott Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
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According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027....
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Good read, Mostly on mark
- By Pankaj on 20-04-23
Written by: Martin Jacques
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Climate
- A New Story
- Written by: Charles Eisenstein
- Narrated by: Steve Wojtas
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein makes a case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction....
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A new perspective
- By Satish on 06-04-20
Written by: Charles Eisenstein
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Get Abundance
- Why Your Future Is Brighter Than You Think
- Written by: Peter Diamandis
- Narrated by: Peter Diamandis
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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How would you like to be the center of a massive outpouring of wealth, innovation, success, and prosperity....
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Get Abundance
- By Sanjay Talukdar on 03-10-20
Written by: Peter Diamandis
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The Coming Wave (German edition)
- Technologie, Macht und das größte Dilemma des 21. Jahrhunderts
- Written by: Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar, Andreas Wirthensohn - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Florens Schmidt
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Künstliche Intelligenz ist die Coming Wave, der nächste technologische Sprung, der sich nicht aufhalten lässt. Wir nähern uns einem kritischen Punkt in der...
Written by: Mustafa Suleyman,
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Emergent Strategy
- Written by: adrienne maree brown
- Narrated by: adrienne maree brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to help us shape the futures we want....
Written by: adrienne maree brown
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future
- Douglas Adams and the Digital World
- Written by: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Douglas Adams, Mitch Benn
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams’ vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get It Right?, presented by Mitch Benn....
Written by: Douglas Adams
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The World in 2050
- How to Think About the Future
- Written by: Hamish McRae
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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From one of Europe’s foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and society comes a bold and illuminating vision of the future....
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nothing new
- By Nitin Jain on 18-04-24
Written by: Hamish McRae
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Metaverse for Beginners
- Guide to Making Money in the Blockchain World, Investing in Cryptocurrency and Altcoins in NFT and Cryptoart in Virtual and Augmented Reality Games and the Best DeFi Projects
- Written by: Eisuke Nakamoto, Academy Cryptocurrency, Virtual School of the Metaverse,
- Narrated by: Michael Rushing
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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If you’ve not heard, Metaverse is the future! It’s planned to be the next big thing in Crypto, and in fact, many leaders claim it's going to be the next stage of the Internet and possibly even bigger than the internet itself....
Written by: Eisuke Nakamoto,
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The Future of the Professions
- How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts
- Written by: Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind
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- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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This book predicts the decline of today's professions and describes the people and systems that will replace them....
Written by: Richard Susskind,
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The End of Power
- From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be
- Written by: Moises Naim
- Narrated by: Matt Kugler
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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Power is shifting - from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, and from presidential palaces to public squares. But power is also changing, becoming harder to use and easier to lose....
Written by: Moises Naim
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Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari - Book Summary
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Written by: Dean Bokhari, FlashBooks
- Narrated by: Dean Bokhari
- Length: 29 mins
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This is an audio summary of Homo Deus, a book that looks through the course of human history to predict future trends....
Written by: Dean Bokhari,
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The Datapreneurs
- The Promise of AI and the Creators Building Our Future
- Written by: Bob Muglia, Steve Hamm - contributor
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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A leader in the data economy explains how we arrived at AI—and how we can navigate its future....
Written by: Bob Muglia,
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The Invention of Tomorrow
- A Natural History of Foresight
- Written by: Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, Adam Bulley
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Cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands....
Written by: Thomas Suddendorf,
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The Patterning Instinct
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- Written by: Jeremy Lent, Fritjof Capra - foreword
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world....
Written by: Jeremy Lent,
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How Economics Can Save the World
- Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
- Written by: Erik Angner
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- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you how....
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Le tre profezie
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The respected Italian economist and journalist offers a bold and provocative argument that the speed of technological transformation is threatening our future.
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The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it. Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the listener up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known.
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hoping this just remains in the fictional realm
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Pagan America
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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.
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Warum KI keine Ahnung hat und trotzdem alles kann. 2023 fing die Künstliche Intelligenz an, zu schreiben und zu sprechen wie ein Mensch. Damit steht die Welt vor einem fundamentalen Umbruch. Unsere Zivilisation, die Art und Weise, wie wir leben und arbeiten, wird so stark verändert werden wie durch die Erfindung des Internets. Noch lässt sich nur erahnen, welches Ausmaß an Innovationen in allen Lebensbereichen nun möglich ist. Fest steht aber, dass wir diese technische und gesellschaftliche Revolution nur dann in unserem Sinne steuern können, wenn wir sie und ihre Pioniere kennen und verstehen.
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The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it. Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the listener up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known.
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We live in an anxious age. Long-held certainties, cherished beliefs, and social trust are crumbling. Don’t expect things to get better. For too long we have taken our Christian heritage—the heritage upon which America was built—for granted. But we’re rapidly, and now inevitably, losing the Christian culture that shaped the American republic. What will take its place is a despotism—and a new paganism, worse than the old, because it will be based on a hatred of Christianity.
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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.
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