The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future

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According to James Martin-known as "the guru of the Information Age humanity is at a crucial turning point. We are facing a profound transition, unique in human history; as a species, we are traveling at breakneck speed into an era of extremes-extremes of wealth and poverty, extremes in technology, extremes in weapons, extremes of globalism If we succeed in finding ways to support massive gains in population combined with dizzy ing technological progress, we have a magnificent future ahead of us. If we fail, we may well be headed for a new Dark Age. In this provocative and prophetic book. Martin argues that we can use our intelligence and technology to transform the world rather than destroy it Drawing on decades of experience as one of the world's most widely respected authorities on technology's impact on our lives, Martin outlines specific, achievable solutions for solving a wide array of problems, from repairing ocean ecosystems to lowering the birthrate to coping with advanc es in nanotechnology. The result is a ringing and readable-call to arms. and a pragmatic blueprint for change ISBN:9781594482595