Coming Attractions - Death or Utopia in the Next Three Decades
Offered By: Stanford University via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the future of humanity in this thought-provoking Stanford seminar featuring a panel of experts discussing potential outcomes for 2030 and 2050. Delve into pressing global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, climate change, and existential risks. Examine the contrasting possibilities of societal collapse or the creation of a utopian world. Learn from insights shared by distinguished speakers including John Markoff, Carol Dumaine, Banning Garrett, John Hennessy, Michael Mann, Carmen Medina, Paul Saffo, and Megan Smith. Gain a deeper understanding of current trends, potential solutions, and the critical decisions that will shape our collective future. Topics covered include energy transitions, climate justice, US-China relations, world citizenship, technological advancements, immigration, cyberspace, nuclear energy, and emerging belief systems.
Syllabus
Introduction
The future is not irrelevant
Michael Mann
Michael
Carmen
Michael Thoughts on Energy
Climate Justice
Models
USChina Relations
Parallels to 1968
One Place Now
The Most Recent Refugee
A Path to World Citizenship
Acknowledge the Planet
Moores Law
If Moores Law is stolen
Can I post a photo
What is the bigger problem
What about China
Climate change
China
Global Challenges
Immigration
Cyberspace
Nuclear Energy
Religion
New Religion
Policy Threads
Taught by
Stanford Online
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