World Future Society

Collapse happens in an instant, but the road to it is paved over decades. Martha Robinson believed a company could be run with humanity. That she could take on a Chinese corporate giant and win—fairly. That career and love could coexist. And that automation would make life better, not worse. But what if she was wrong? Could she have seen where it was all heading? That the same innovations once celebrated as progress would lead to a fractured society—one where people escape into virtual reality as universal basic income loses value by the day? But even a world like this can be livable. ...

In the spirit of American cultural prophecy—from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Rebecca Solnit—acclaimed writer Casey Gerald offers a groundbreaking work of joyous dissent and stunning vision, a survival guide to a society in crisis. “Somehow Casey Gerald has pulled off the most urgently political...

Microbiologist Graysha Brady-Phillips accepts an offer to assist in terraforming the planet Goddard for two reasons: she needs the hazardous duty pay, and she hopes the planet's colonists can provide a cure for the genetic disorder that is slowly killing her. But such genetic engineering has...

The epic story of the past, present, and future of world order, revealing how the decline of the West may be a good thing for the world. Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, the West has been in crisis. Social unrest, political polarization, and the rise of other great powers—especially...

At seventeen, Mara Ives has one goal for her compulsory Service Year: do the work, follow the rules, protect her future, and get out. Then she is assigned to Haven District 12. In a society where medicine has pushed human life far beyond its old limits, Haven cares for people whose added decades require more labor than the professional healthcare system can comfortably supply. Teenagers like Mara are drafted into the gap. Her most difficult assignment is Elias Vale, age 132: lucid, proud, infuriating—and far more connected to the history of compulsory Service than Mara first realizes. As ...

“What’s after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry…and sometimes a sense of relief. In Kunstler’s richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove…manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit.”...

We are entering a new technological age in which artificial intelligence and immersive media will transform society at all levels, mediating our lives by altering what we see, hear, and experience. If managed well, this could unleash a new age of abundance. If managed poorly, this technological revolution could easily go astray, compromising our privacy, autonomy, agency, and humanity. Two industry veterans provide a data-driven debate on whether the new world we're creating will be a technological utopia or an AI-powered dystopia and give guidance on how to aim for the best future we can.

Riane Eisler reads this new, accessible adaptation of her ground-breaking classic The Chalice and the Blade, in which she combined original theory with noted scholarship to tell a new story of our cultural origins. Drawing evidence from literature, art, sociology, archeology, politics, and economics, she eloquently reconstructs a prehistoric culture based on partnership rather than domination. She then traces the roots of the global shift to patriarchy, showing that was and the "war of the sexes" are neither divinely nor biologically ordained.

The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

The year is 2381. The place is Urban Monad 116 of the constellation Chippitts. The population of this one-thousand storey super-structure is 800,000+ and always growing. After two centuries of ruthless, selective breeding, the essence of life is to be blessworthy and to multiply; to afford one's...

Uncover the deeper meaning of the societal changes we’re experiencing, awaken to your true power, and become an active agent of transformation in the world. We are collectively experiencing a Great Transformation, the kind that will forever alter who we are—not just as individuals but as a...

What if freedom meant stripping away everything you thought you knew? In this provocative work of fiction, the world transforms—slowly at first, then all at once. Clothes vanish, profit fades, and the old order gives way to something raw, unsettling, and profoundly human. Told through the eyes of one man witnessing the shift, Imagining Freedom: A Fresh New World explores a society where shame dissolves, power is redefined, and the search for profit is replaced with the search for purity. A dystopian vision with utopian promise, this story asks the question: what might humanity become if ...

You don't need a degree, a million dollars, or permission to make a difference. You just need the courage to start. The problems are real. The urgency is real. And the voice telling you to wait your turn and let the adults handle it? That voice is wrong. In this audiobook, you'll hear the gripping true stories of young changemakers who refused to stay silent and reshaped history. These teens did not wait for permission. They grabbed the microphone—and the world listened.

The common discourses about predicting the future chiefly revolve around the day, such as in predicting the weather (or, for more lucrative career opportunities, day-trading) or the week, as in the Sunday edition of many dailies (mostly in the editorials, sometimes in the astrology column!). Rarely we consider it for months or years, which are cases we consider while buying large value properties or consumer goods, or for relationships of great import. Predicting anything longer is rarer. However, many individual thinkers of the past and schools of thoughts tried to predict future in longer...

A small number of people, inside a handful of companies, are reorganizing the conditions of human life at a pace they set for themselves, on terms no one else was given a chance to refuse. They may be brilliant. They may even be right about where the future is headed. Betting the World on AI argues that none of that reaches the real wrong. Because the wrong was never about whether the bet is won or lost. It is in the placing of a bet with a stake that belongs to everyone, by people no one ever authorized to place it. This is not a forecast of catastrophe. It is the argument that both the ...

What if the future of humanity hangs in the balance of decisions we're making right now? In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping everything from our morning coffee to our deepest relationships, we stand at the most critical crossroads in human history. The choices we make today about AI development will determine whether our children inherit a world of unprecedented prosperity or unimaginable destruction. Through the intimate stories of ordinary people living in extraordinary times, this book reveals the profound futures that await us. Meet Leo, questioning who really controls...

The future is here—are you ready to navigate it? In a world defined by rapid technological advancements, shifting cultural norms, and unprecedented environmental challenges, "Future Shock: The World of Tomorrow Is Here" offers a comprehensive guide to thriving amidst the complexities of a constantly evolving landscape. Inspired by Alvin Toffler's original concept of "future shock," this book dives deep into how our society, economy, and individual lives are being transformed at breakneck speed—and what you can do to stay ahead. From the rise of artificial intelligence and autonomous ...

The epic story of how a handful of surprisingly simple mathematical ideas have sparked today’s technological breakthroughs—from Netflix’s recommendation algorithm to medical imaging to artificial intelligence and beyond—while also slipping further and further from our understanding, with...

The government is toppled. The nightmare is just beginning. The One World Government has fallen. John Brideaux is in chains, and Daniel and Sarah Rossler have given the world back its freedom. Then the celebration ends. In Washington, a ruthless general seizes the vacuum of power and turns the machinery of the state against the very people the Rossler Foundation fought to save. And far beneath the Siberian permafrost, at the epicentre of the 1908 Tunguska blast, something older and infinitely more dangerous stirs awake—the Re’an, survivors of an ancient cycle, building an army of ...

Several months have passed since Ellen and her friends reactivated the abandoned data center and began bringing the devastated metropolis back to life. The work is arduous, but progress is evident. The service robots are proving invaluable: they methodically clear away the rubble, stack salvageable materials, and sort through the debris. From the remnants, they construct buildings, stone by stone, as if nothing had happened. The park the team created is no longer a barren patch in the ruined landscape. Here, the first plants are sprouting, grasses are turning green, and scattered blossoms ...