THE FUTURIST: Teaching and Learning about the Future



August 2014 • Special The September-October 2014 issue of THE FUTURIST is out now, featuring a special report on Futures Education. Members and subscribers should soon be receiving their copies, and may log on at wfs.org for digital access. Here’s an overview of what’s inside the current issue: Futures Education: Teaching and Learning about the Future By Members and Friends of the World Future Society Futures Studies as it has evolved since the early 1970s is both a discipline and a meta-discipline. It is a set of skills and applied methodologies that can be learned—in impressively diverse ways—and it is a dynamic way of coming to understand the world that is practical and empowering. For this special report, we called for essays from futurists who have experienced futures education, be it through a variety of academic Futures Studies programs, such as the University of Houston, or in the real world. Read more. Seven Big Challenges for Pakistan — and the Lessons They Could Teach By Imran Ali Pakistan may be viewed as a case study of the fight for the survival of modern human civilization. Its complex and dangerous problems are not without possible solutions, and the strategies that the nation chooses provide a model for the rest of the world. Read more. Our Global Situation and Prospects for the Future By Jerome C. Glenn Humanity is making momentous strides forward in health, literacy, and many other critical areas, but also stalling or moving backward on many others, warns The Millennium Project in its latest State of the Future report. Read more. Future View: 10 Questions for Machine Intelligence By Michael Lee Is the Singularity as near as some believe? How might we assess its development? A futurist offers a checklist for comparing machine and human capabilities. Read more. World Trends & Forecasts Back to the Lunar Future Even if Mars is our destination, many space scientists argue that we need go back to the Moon first. Inequality as a Predictor of Civil War As the gap grows between rich and poor, so do the chances for violent conflicts. Sharing the Caring: Trends in Child Custody As women and men achieve socioeconomic parity, more fathers are sharing child custody. Unraveling the Alzheimer’s Mystery Experimental treatments might stop the disease before it starts. And MANY more stories. Join today! THE FUTURIST welcomes article submissions on all topics pertaining to the future. Writer’s guidelines are available here: www.wfs.org/futurist/writers-guidelines Forward this e-mail! Readers of FUTURIST UPDATE are encouraged to forward this message to their colleagues and friends, provided it is forwarded in its entirety. Subscriptions to FUTURIST UPDATE, the World Future Society’s monthly e-newsletter, are free. www.wfs.org/content/futurist-update	Login for Online Member Access! As a WFS Member, you get free online access to THE FUTURIST and more. This email address is associated with your membership and can be used in the “Request new password” box if you didn’t receive or can’t find your login credentials. Early Bird Registration Open! WorldFuture 2015 The Annual Conference of the World Future Society July 24-26, 2015 Hilton San Francisco San Francisco, California, USA Save $350! Register by August 29!
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