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The Universal Extinction Constant The Universal Extinction Constant- The site author, Alan J Bessant, introduces his thesis and promotes understanding of the Universal Extinction Constant and Extinction Threat Lev… Musing on Beginning and End Musing on Beginning and End- Thoughts on the enormity of the cosmos and the life cycle of civilizations, including our own. Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction? Beyond the Holocaust - Survival or Extinction?- Subtitled "A survival manual for humanity", this online book attempts to summarise problems threatening humanity's very survival, t… Existential Risks Existential Risks- Paper by Nick Bostrom, analyzing well-known and less well-known extinction risks and related crippling hazards to humanity. Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction Book: The End of the World - The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction- by Prof. John Leslie. The first comprehensive survey of potential catastrophes speculated upon by scientis… The Lifeboat Foundation The Lifeboat Foundation- Nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements to help humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly pow… Celestopea Celestopea- Dedicated to creating sustainable communities on both land and sea, based upon new technologies and time tested principles of respect, inclusion, love and stewardship. Plato on Utopia Plato on Utopia- An article from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy discusses some of important issues arising in resent scholarship research of Plato's "The Laws". Utopia Utopia- An article from Wikipedia, defining the term for an ideal society. Utopia Pathway Association Utopia Pathway Association- An informal Internet association devoted to Humanity's achievement of Utopia Bridge to Change Bridge to Change- Novels, essay and poetry that contribute to the quest to create a pathway to a world of equality, freedom, love and peace. Utopia & Utopian Philosophy Utopia & Utopian Philosophy- Utopia is a better world vision. This web site consists of three free books about Humanity's achievement of Utopia and links to utopia web sites. Humanity+ Humanity+- Explores possibilities for the "posthuman" future created by increased merging of people and technology via bioengineering, cybernetics, nanotechnologies, and other eme… Changesurfer Radio Changesurfer Radio- Weekly program about technology and politics, produced by Dr. James J. Hughes, transmitting a high-tech vision of a radically democratic future. Frequent topic… Wikipedia: Category: Transhumanism Wikipedia: Category: Transhumanism- Definition, history, and various topics. Mind Uploading Mind Uploading- The putative future process of copying one's mind from the natural substrate of the brain into an artificial one, manufactured by humans. Anders Transhuman Page Anders Transhuman Page- Features an introduction to transhumanism and five detailed topic areas: Individual, Global, Cultural, Technological, and Organizational. The Pelican Web The Pelican Web- Interdisciplinary resources for futures research on solidarity, sustainability, non-violence, human development, gender equality in secular and religious institut… Institute for the Future Institute for the Future- Based in Palo Alto California, this non-profit research center specializes in long-term forecasting, and quantitative futures research methods. Institute for Futures Research (University of Stellenbosch) Institute for Futures Research (University of Stellenbosch)- Academic research center specializing in business and technology foresight, demographic, economic, and energy forecast… Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies- Futures research center, affiliated with a graduate futures program: research activities, papers, course descriptions, publications. Eschaton Management Planning Group Eschaton Management Planning Group- An ongoing project attempting to identify technologies that would be necessary in order to restart civilization after an end-of-the-world event… ZDK (Shaddox) Foundation ZDK (Shaddox) Foundation- Judeo-Christian and Norse-influenced organization which organizes and ministers to a future religious-based interstellar realm. Time Capsule Time Capsule- Reader postings from a New York Times project to collect predictions of the new millennium; includes images and sounds (requires free registration). Vision 2020 Vision 2020- Project to use self replicating robotics launched onto the moon to harness solar energy. Freedom Ship - City At Sea Freedom Ship - City At Sea- A project to build a floating city which will continually circle the globe. The Venus Project The Venus Project- Plan to redesign global society using high technology directed by an ethic of sustainability: essays, model project in Florida, photo-realistic graphics of prop… h2g2 - Predicting the Future h2g2 - Predicting the Future- Users can make predictions about the future for later comparison. Forecast Puts Earth's Future Under a Cloud Forecast Puts Earth's Future Under a Cloud- An overview of scientists' predictions of the impact of global temperatures rise on climate change. Guardian, Science. Take Hold of the Future Take Hold of the Future- Offers many videos, magazine articles, and books on all aspects of the future by Dr. Patrick Dixon. Generational Dynamics Generational Dynamics- Analyzes historical events through the flow of generations, comparing today's generational attitudes to those of the past, thereby producing analysis and fo… The Millennium Calendar The Millennium Calendar- Chronological schedule of predicted and actual events linked to millennial prophecies, including NASA space launches. Runs from Rapture expected in 1998 t… Web of Fate Web of Fate- A social experiment that harnesses the collective intelligence of the web to visualize and uncover hidden relationships among future events. The Future of Humanity The Future of Humanity- A transcript of a lecture given by Dr. Isaac Asimov at Newark College of Engineering. Dr. David Passig Dr. David Passig- Futurist lecturer-consultant who specializes in technological, social and educational forecasting. Materials in English and Hebrew. Moore's Law - Is the End Upon Us? Moore's Law - Is the End Upon Us?- An article by Carlo Kopp analyzing the behaviour of Moore's Law and speculating on likely future outcomes. Mooneyham's Speculative Timeline Mooneyham's Speculative Timeline- A timeline of the future based on technological and scientific predictions. A Brief History of the Apocalypse: The Future A Brief History of the Apocalypse: The Future- A timeline of our apocalyptic future if religious-based predictions all come true. Predicto.net Predicto.net- Consensus view of the future based on user generated predictions. 21st century - Wikipedia 21st century - Wikipedia- User-supported 21st century timeline plus predictions for the future. The Global Technology Revolution: Summary The Global Technology Revolution: Summary- Predicts impact of technology on life in the year 2015. The Year 2012 The Year 2012- News, speculation, and prophecy on the year 2012. Retro Future Retro Future- Twentieth century predictions of future technology that never happened. 2012: Dire Gnosis 2012: Dire Gnosis- Prophecies focussed on the year AD 2012 with sources including calendrical systems, visions, religions, archaeology, tribal prophecies, NDEs, OOBEs, contemporar… Phrenicea Phrenicea- Presents a futuristic scenario based on the ultimate outcome of the Internet and biotechnology revolutions; promotes discussion and debate of present-day technological … Life in the Future Life in the Future- General predictions for the year 2010. Humanity's Future Humanity's Future- Forecasts humanity's next two millennia to identify technological, sociopolitical, industrial and academic developments. Using World History to Predict the Future Using World History to Predict the Future- Civilizations have predictable life cycles. Failing Predictions:. Future society Failing Predictions:. Future society- Claims that predictions usually fail. Nevertheless gives a summary of unsolved conflicts in present-day society that will affect the future. The World of 2088 The World of 2088- What the world will be like according to the University of Washington.