Seeing Around Corners
The new science of artificial societies suggests that real ones are both more predictable and more surprising than we thought. Growing long-vanished civilizations and modern-day genocides on computers will probably never enable us to foresee the future in detail-but we might learn to anticipate the kinds of events that lie ahead, and where to look for interventions that might work.
Editor’s Note: This is a brilliant … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Jonathan Rauch | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subject: Miscellaneous
The New Old Economy: Oil, Computers, and the Reinvention of the Earth
“The New Economy is based on the production of knowledge. The Old Economy is based on natural resources and the production of physical goods. Now the line between them is beginning to blur. A New Old Economy is making productivity surge and ushering in an Age of Plenty.”
Excellent article looks specifically at the Oil industry and how it has moved into the modern technology era. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Jonathan Rauch | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Economics, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Petro / Chemical