The Day It Finally Happens
Alien Contact, Dinosaur Parks, Immortal Humans- and Other Possible Phenomena
New York : Scribner, [2019]
Format: Book
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description: xvi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Scenarios about days that could come to pass in the future." --Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The day the UK finally abolishes its monarchy -- The day a tech billionaire takes over the world -- The day doping is allowed at the Olympics -- The day humans become immortal -- The day anyone can imitate anyone else perfectly -- The day the last human-driven car rolls off the lot -- The day Saudi Arabia pumps its last barrel of oil -- The day a real Jurassic Park opens -- The day antibiotics don't work anymore -- The day the last fish in the ocean dies -- The day the US completely bans guns -- The day nuclear bombs kill us all -- The day a baby is born on the moon -- The day the entire Internet goes down -- The day the last slaughterhouse closes -- The day humans get a confirmed signal from intelligent extraterrestrials -- The day the next supervolcano erupts -- The day the last slave goes free -- The day the last cemetery runs out of space.
Subjects:
Forecasting.
Technology -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.
Social change -- Forecasting.
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
Forecasting.
Technology -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.
Social change -- Forecasting.
Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
ISBN:
9781501194139 (hardcover)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Pea | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Pea | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/1/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-281).