The most important principals influencing our future - according to Ray Hammond
The most important principals influencing our future - according to Ray Hammond
1 - world population explosion: 2030 = 8.2 billion, 2050 = 9-12 biillion
2 - climate change: extreme weather wreaks havoc on economy
3 - energy crisis: oil used in plastic and petrochemicals is 8% the remainder is burned for combustion. The 8% is worth, exonomically speak as much as the 92% !
4 - globalization: ethical/sustainable is a god thing. 2 billion new consumers protect economic opportunity!
5 - extend & prevent: medical technology, dna profiling, nano medicine.
6 - accelerating and exponential technology development . Moores law has shrunk from 18 to 12 months, 2030 computers 1 billion times more powerful..
7 - mobile, embedded, implaneted, personalized virtual device, avatar, phone replacement. Your interface with the world.
8 - the bottom billion, who have NO access to the above. Source of future war & terrorism
Heady stuff!!!
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