Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced that they have developed computer software that can predict crime before it happens. While this announcement sounds more like it was taken from a story about a dystopian future, Hitachi plans to field test this system in cities in the United States this fall.
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In view of Starfire Tor’s vision of the future that emerges in the second half of Dreamland, this week for subscribers, we return to October 19, 2002 and Linda Moulton Howe discussing Earth’s future with Chet Snow, in the context of the geometry of crop circles. What was thought of Earth’s destiny in 2002? Was the vision of the future that was evolving in those days in any way true or accurate? People were thinking about the impact of 2012 and the coming 21st Century, but was their thinking valid?
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John Petersen tells us that a new world is coming, and he tells us how it will happen, why it will happen and what it will be like. This brilliant man offers us insights that are far beyond the usual old-word predictions coming from futurists. Sit down with this one, take notes and decide for yourself: are you going to remain a part of the old world and the old mankind, or are you ready to engage with reality in a new way, and enter the emerging new world.
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Renowned futurist John Petersen paints a picture of the future that will excite you and disturb you, and that you will never forget.
John L. Petersen is considered by many to be one of the most informed futurists in the world. He is best-known for writing and thinking about high impact surprises—wild cards—and the process of surprise anticipation. His current professional involvements include the development of sophisticated tools for anticipatory analysis and surprise anticipation, long-range strategic planning and helping leadership design new approaches for dealing with the future.
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