The future is faster than you think : how converging technologies are transforming business, industries, and our lives Cover Image

The future is faster than you think : how converging technologies are transforming business, industries, and our lives / Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

Diamandis, Peter H., (author.). Kotler, Steven, 1967- (author.). Simon and Schuster, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

A blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next ten years of rapid technological disruption. The authors investigate how exponentially accelerating technologies will impact our daily lives and society as a whole. They probe the science of technological convergence and how it will reinvent every part of our lives, including transportation, retail, advertising, education, health, entertainment, food, and finance.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982109660
ISBN: 1982109661
ISBN: 9781982109677
ISBN: 198210967X
Physical Description: xiii, 365 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2020].
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-347) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The power of convergence. Convergence -- The jump to lightspeed: exponential technologies Part 1 -- The turbo-boost: exponential technologies Part 2 -- The acceleration of acceleration -- The rebirth of everything. The future of shopping -- The future of advertising -- The future of entertainment -- The future of education -- The future of healthcare -- The future of longevity -- The future of insurance, finance, and real estate -- The future of food -- The faster future. Threats and solutions -- The five great migrations.