Humans will be extinct in 100 years says eminent scientist (PhysOrg.com) -- Eminent Australian scientist Professor Frank Fenner, who helped to wipe out smallpox, predicts humans will probably be extinct within 100 years, because of overpopulation, environmental destruction and climate change. Fenner, who is emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, said homo sapiens will not be able to survive the population explosion and “unbridled consumption,” and will become extinct, perhaps within a century, along with many other species. United Nations official figures from last year estimate the human population is 6.8 billion, and is predicted to pass seven billion next year. Fenner told The Australian he tries not to express his pessimism because people are trying to do something, but keep putting it off. Fenner said that climate change is only at its beginning, but is likely to be the cause of our extinction.
About Us - ideas42 What We Do We grew out of research programs in psychology and economics at top academic institutions, and our work draws on decades of experimental scientific research. We use these insights to design scalable ways to improve programs, policies and products in the real world. Futures Thinking Decision-making in education often focuses on the short-term, looking to make established practices more efficient. By opening perspectives beyond immediate constraints, Futures Thinking enhances the capacity of policy-makers and practitioners to anticipate change, grasp opportunities, and cope with threats. The Schooling for Tomorrow research on Futures Thinking is organised into the four sections below. More...
Education Resources Information Center Showing 1 to 15 of 1,851 results Su,Chung-Ho; Cheng, Ching-Hsue – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2013 The advancement of game-based learning has encouraged many related studies, such that students could better learn curriculum by 3-dimension virtual reality. To enhance software engineering learning, this paper develops a 3D game-based learning system to assist teaching and assess the students' motivation, satisfaction and learning… Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology Jong, Bin-Shyan; Lai, Chien-Hung; Hsia, Yen-Teh; Lin, Tsong-Wuu; Lu, Cheng-Yu – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2013 35% of Internet Users Aren’t Sure How They’re Spending Their Time Online Like all the other good, well-adjusted teenagers, the internet is learning to become a more social animal. With 8.38 billion webpages available for the 2.27 billion people online across the world, there’s a lot of different things you can do with your time online. However, as expansive as the content on the internet may be, internet users reportedly spend 22.5% of their time online mulling about on social networks and blogs. Brain Host, a provider of web-hosting services, took at look at just how social the internet is becoming and what people are doing when they’re diddling around on their laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The social internet user apparently isn’t shy about admitting to having some brand loyalty, either, as 53% of active adult users of online social networks say that they follow a brand.
THE FUTURIST Magazine Releases Its Top 10 Forecasts for 2013 and Beyond Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the most thought-provoking ideas and forecasts appearing in the magazine to go into our annual Outlook report. Over the years, Outlook has spotlighted the emergence of such epochal developments as the Internet, virtual reality, the 2008 financial crisis and the end of the Cold War. But these forecasts are meant as conversation starters, not absolute predictions about the future. We hope that this report--covering developments in business and economics, demography, energy, the environment, health and medicine, resources, society and values, and technology--inspires you to tackle the challenges, and seize the opportunities, of the coming decade.
EU Policy Lab The EU Policy Lab is a collaborative and experimental space for innovative policy-making. It is both a physical space and a way of working that combines to explore, connect and find solutions for better policies. By accessing diverse areas of knowledge, we strive to co-create, test and prototype ideas to address complex social problems and to enable collective change. The Lab invites policy-makers to explore scenarios, connect issues and find solutions for better policies, acting as a facilitator and providing a safe-space for open interactions. ForLearn « European Foresight Platform Future oriented thinking is vital for any forward and strategic planning or policy activity to be able to meet future challenges proactively. Foresight enhances such thinking by gathering anticipatory intelligence from a wide range of knowledge sources in a systematic way and linking it to today’s decision making. What is ForLearn? The ForLearn is an Online Foresight Guide designed to provide a structured and comprehensive foresight data base oriented towards different kind of users. It gives practitioners, policy makers as well as beginners the means to understand, participate and practice foresight and supports.
About Terra Nova Terra Nova is an interdisciplinary weblog about the intersection of society, simulation, and play. We have been posting since September of 2003. A uthors include scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines. In its early years, Terra Nova focused on the phenomena of "virtual worlds," including MMORPGs, MUDs, and other forms of ludic and non-ludic avatar-based social software. Currently, we post about whatever topics we find interesting. How Much Do Social Signals Play Into Google Rankings? If there's been one thing that tends to get me going, it's when people in the industry start talking about social signals. In particular, Google using them as a ranking factor. Is this truly the case? Or do a lot of folks have it wrong? Or is the answer a bit more complex? That's what we'll get into today.
Futuring: The Exploration of the Future Futuring: The Exploration of the Future by Edward Cornish. WFS. 2004. 313 pages. Paperback. ISBN 0-930242-61-0. This comprehensive guide to the study of the future will give you a detailed look at the techniques futurists use, what we can know about the future and what we can't, and the role that forward-looking people can play in creating a better tomorrow. Foresight and Horizon scanning The JRC relies on foresight and horizon scanning to look into the longer-term impact of policies and technologies and anticipate emerging societal challenges. Foresight explores the future of scientific and technological achievements and their potential impacts on society. It aims to identify the areas of scientific research and technological development most likely to bring about change and drive economic, environmental and social benefits for the future. Foresight studies at the JRC identify and analyse societal challenges that have implications on research and EU policies in extended period of time - from five to thirty years.
Certificate Course on Strategic Foresight 2017 - Future Orientation Participate in our MBA Elective on Strategic Foresight. We now offer the four-day seminar as a Certificate Course. This course qualifies you as a foresight practitioner and organizational change agent that designs and implements organizational systems that promote prospective strategizing and the exploration of new markets. What is strategic foresight Today, many organizations are affected by disruptive change.