Thank you for being late
Subtitle: an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations
By: Thomas L. Friedman
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print core; Thorndike Press large print core series
Publisher: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 821
ISBN-13: 9781410496850
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Technology and civilization; Social aspects; Geopolitics; Globalization; Modern Civilization; Climatic changes; Large type books; Technological innovations; Political participation
Other titles: Optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations
Description: Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces -- Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loos) -- are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should purposely "be late"--We should pause to appreciate the amazing historical epoch we're passing through and to reflect on its possibilities and dangers--
Notes: Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2016].
Table of contents: title: Part I: Reflecting. Thank you for being late; title: Part II: Accelerating. What the hell happened in 2007? ; Moore's law ; The supernova ; The market ; Mother Nature; title: Part III: Innovating. Just too damned fast ; Turning AI into IA ; Control vs. Kaos ; Mother Nature as political mentor ; Is God in cyberspace? ; Always looking for Minnesota ; You can go home again (and you should!); title: Part IV: Anchoring. From Minnesota to the world and back.