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more about #nonfiction more comments → Cynical Media Bitch: There's speculation and then there's pulling stuff out of your ass. This appears to fall into the second category. #books more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: The problem with this is that it's exactly the sort of thing that the "military-industrial complex" wants to hear. It's the "business as usual" futur... more » ceptri: It's also ridiculous because Japanese and American Cultures are so intertwined at this point and are becoming more so at time goes on. The western un... more » valenoffw: Is it just me or does it seem Friedman tried to implement Hari Seldon's psychohistory theories on earth? I guess he missed the part about Seldon sayin... more » allium: One other thing - I remember some RAND study from the 1950s or 60s that looked at putting nuclear missiles on the moon. They found that whatever adv... more » chargernj: Behold, it is the Mooninites who will be victorious in the end. The few remaining humans will be spanked with moon rocks. #books more » Chip Skylark of Space: If you're looking for a more interesting future, check out Fritz Lieber's A SPECTOR IS HAUNTING TEXAS. [en.wikipedia.org] Just as plausible as this, ... more » Jeb_Hoge: What the hell is it with guys named "Friedman" and telling everyone how the world is going to be? There's this guy, then Tom, then Kinky...I need to c... more » transbastard: Are Friedmans somehow predisposed to bring bullshit into the world? looking at you, Milton... #books more » eviladrian: You'd think by now futurists would have learned not to go into too much detail. Olaf Stapledon predicted a second world war between the UK and Fran... more » Prolorn: The most obvious flaw with his "analysis" (and I hesitate to grant that term) is that it succumbs to the fallacy that more details = better prediction... more » transbastard: Sounds like ridiculously old fashioned thinking. German-Polish conflicts? Why not a French-German fallout? Lets bring out all the classics! A Russia-... more » rek: Oh please. The US is in its twilight and has been for over 10 years, but war with Poland? Ludicrous. #books more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: We argue quite often on what is science fiction and therefore appropriate for posting here. I think we can all agree, this book belongs here. #books more » ParryLost: I love this sort of stuff, and it sounds like an interesting book, but I find the predictions really odd... And in some ways, actually too conservativ... more » -
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We're Heading For A New Cold War, Argues Futurist
Strap yourself in: We're in for the return of Cold War politics, the rise of new dominant powers, and a full-blown space war, according to a new book. What are the chances his dire predictions will come true?
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A Quartet of Science Nonfiction Tales That Will Make You Explode
Need some nonfiction distraction? Check out these four new nonfiction books about everything from growing up as a Dungeons and Dragons geek to coming of age as a genetic mutant.
