Society
How will society cope with people living forever? If society doesn't survive, then you don't survive... technology giveth, and technology taketh away!
Lots in the news at the moment about AI and robots taking over our jobs - but if Ian Pearson is right that we'll soon be able to live comfortably with no pension then maybe we won't need one? Maybe everybody will be part of a world parliament or an "internet of people" (IOP) - I'm trademarking that one!!
Resources
Collapse: How societies choose to fail or Survive
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National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies (2017 Edition)
Society Blog Posts
Suicide Club by Rachel Heng - Book Review
04-Jan-2019
Homo Deus - review and quotes
29-Jul-2018
Empire State of Mind (and Body)
24-May-2018
Inequality and Threat
19-Apr-2018
Recent News
Crude birth rate of England and Wales hits a new low
BBC - 01-Aug-2019
Total fertility rate is lower than many other years except 1977 and 1999 to 2002
Read more...Computers and robots could automate 1.5 million jobs
BBC - 25-Mar-2019
Percentage of workers in primary industry massively reduced in last century - not necessarily a bad thing
Read more...Billionaires accumulating more wealth and youthfulness
Telegraph - 07-Mar-2019
Automation and longevity therapies may amplify social disparities
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