Thank you for being late : an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations
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- ISBN: 9780374273538
- ISBN: 0374273537
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Physical Description:
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486 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: Reflecting. Thank you for being late -- Part II: Accelerating. What the hell happened in 2007? ; Moore's law ; The supernova ; The market ; Mother Nature -- Part III: Innovating. Just too damned fast ; Turning AI into IA ; Control vs. Kaos ; Mother Nature as political mentor ; Is God in cyberspace? ; Always looking for Minnesota ; You can go home again (and you should!) -- Part IV: Anchoring. From Minnesota to the world and back. |
Summary, etc.: | Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late" -- we should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers.-- |
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Subject: | Technological innovations Social aspects Technology and civilization Climatic changes Social aspects Geopolitics Political participation Globalization Civilization, Modern 21st century |
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