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Outlook 2004: recent forecasts from the World Future Society for 2004 and Beyond.

Introduction

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Welcome to Outlook 2004, the World Future Society's roundup of the year's most thought-provoking forecasts and ideas about the future. These brief items are gleaned from articles and news stories appearing in THE FUTURIST magazine and Futurist

Update, the Society's monthly electronic newsletter.

The opinions and ideas presented here are those of the authors and sources cited and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the World Future Society. The forecasts should not be interpreted as "predictions" of what the future will be, but rather as glimpses, inspirations--or warnings--of possible outcomes of discernible trends.

For more information about any of these forecasts, please refer to the original articles cited. Back issues of THE FUTURIST may be ordered using the coupon in this report or online at www.wfs.org/backiss.htm. All editions of Futurist Update are archived at www.wfs.org/futuristupdate.htm.

As always, we welcome your feedback. E-mail your comments to letters@wfs.org.

THE EDITORS

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • Outlook '90 and beyond.
    • OUTLOOK '90 The forecasts in Outlook '90 appeared during the past year in THE FUTURIST magazine. They come from a variety of authors and sources ......
  • Outlook '97.
    • INTRODUCTION Welcome to Outlook, the World Future Society's annual roundup of forecasts from the past year. The editors have carefully selected the most-stimulating ideas and ......
  • Tools of thought: share the gift of thought-provoking ideas and techniques for building...
    • Membership in the World Future Society increases your power to create a better future for yourself and others. You can equip your colleagues, clients, friends, ......
  • Security. (Outlook 2003).
    • * Security will come out of hiding. Security personnel and devices used to be kept hidden from visitors so as not to frighten them. But ......
  • The war on terrorism may result in more-deadly attacks.
    • The war on terrorism may result in more-deadly attacks. Heightened security around big targets such as embassy buildings and nuclear facilities diverts terrorists' attention to ......
  • Free e-Newsletter.
    • Futurist Update is an electroni newsletter distributed monthly to members of the World Future Society who provide their e-mail address. (Nonmembers may also sign up ......
  • Looking to The Future.
    • It's often hard to think much past tomorrow -- or maybe next week -- but the World Future Society is hard at work conjuring up ......
  • The future workforce: there may be trouble ahead.
    • Unemployment will likely continue to plague us for the foreseeable future, but some futurists, looking well beyond the current situation, warn that a 10-million worker ......
  • Faster decontamination after bioterrorist attacks.
    • Faster decontamination after bioterrorist attacks. An electrostatic spray apparatus set up in a walk-through booth could spray a fine, atomized mist of antitoxins, disinfectants, or ......
  • Your portal to the future.
    • Find out what's new at www.wfs.org The world generated 161 billion gigabytes of data in 2006 and will likely produce about 988 billion per ......
  • Environment. (Outlook 2003).
    • * More-violent weather ahead: deadlier storms, hotter summers, dryer deserts, and wetter coastal areas. Among the impacts of global warming will be increased size and ......
  • Personal futures. (Outlook 2003).
    • * Older and part-time learners could soon outnumber young, college-campus-bound students. Thanks to distance-learning technologies and older workers' need to continuously update their knowledge and ......
  • Power snacking with superfood.
    • Power snacking with superfood. Health-conscious and high-tech-loving consumers are grabbing more-powerful snacks. A new "superfood" industry is emerging that caters to customers' desires for convenient, ......
  • Health. (Outlook 2003).
    • * Future homes will be healthier habitats. New technologies will improve indoor air and water quality by filtering out particulates, allergens, and contaminants. Bacteria-killing devices ......
  • Technology and Science. (Outlook 2003).
    • * The Age of Nanotechnology will arrive sooner than you think. Though "nanobots" to build consumer goods and clean out clogged arteries are still far ......
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