As the future catches you : how genomics & other forces are changing your work, health & wealth /
Enriquez, Juan, 1959-
As the future catches you : how genomics & other forces are changing your work, health & wealth / Juan Enriquez. - 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-246) and index.
Mixing Apples, Oranges, and Floppy Disks ... -- The 390:1 Gap -- The New Rich ... and the New Poor -- Empires of the Mind -- Data Drives Empires -- Genetics ... the Next Dominant Language -- Genetics Is ... a Hockey Stick -- The Most Powerful Information System -- Nano World -- Revolution ... in a Few ZIP Codes -- Technology Is Not Kind ... It Does Not Say "Please" -- Sleepless ... (and Angry) in Seattle -- High Tech ... High Pay ... High Mobility ... -- The Digital-Genomics Diaspora -- Time Warp. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV.
"You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on your life." "Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can "speak it" will acquire direct and deliberate control over all forms of life. But most countries and individuals remain illiterate in what is rapidly becoming the greatest single driver of the global economy." "Wealth will be more concentrated and those with knowledge to sell - both countries and individuals - will be the winners."--BOOK JACKET.
0609609033 9780609609033
2001028239
Technology--Social aspects.
Genomics--Social aspects
Civilization, Modern--21st century
HM846. / E57 2001
303.483
As the future catches you : how genomics & other forces are changing your work, health & wealth / Juan Enriquez. - 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-246) and index.
Mixing Apples, Oranges, and Floppy Disks ... -- The 390:1 Gap -- The New Rich ... and the New Poor -- Empires of the Mind -- Data Drives Empires -- Genetics ... the Next Dominant Language -- Genetics Is ... a Hockey Stick -- The Most Powerful Information System -- Nano World -- Revolution ... in a Few ZIP Codes -- Technology Is Not Kind ... It Does Not Say "Please" -- Sleepless ... (and Angry) in Seattle -- High Tech ... High Pay ... High Mobility ... -- The Digital-Genomics Diaspora -- Time Warp. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV.
"You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on your life." "Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can "speak it" will acquire direct and deliberate control over all forms of life. But most countries and individuals remain illiterate in what is rapidly becoming the greatest single driver of the global economy." "Wealth will be more concentrated and those with knowledge to sell - both countries and individuals - will be the winners."--BOOK JACKET.
0609609033 9780609609033
2001028239
Technology--Social aspects.
Genomics--Social aspects
Civilization, Modern--21st century
HM846. / E57 2001
303.483