“If you ask which of the scenarios I think is most dangerous, though, I will give a different answer. In that form of the question, I regard a nuclear attack, terrorist-generated or otherwise, as the most threatening combination of likelihood and long-term damage to modern life today.” IfsThinkingGivingLongDifferentTodayFormAsksTermAnswersModernDangerousRegardNuclearTerroristCombinationLong TermDamageThreateningModern LifeScenariosLikelihood Author:John L. Casti
“I don't think the emergence of a superhuman intelligence would be at all catastrophic but much more likely to be beneficial - just as long as we don't start trying to interfere with it!” ThinkingTryingLongWould BeInterfereBeneficialEmergenceSuperhuman Author:John L. Casti
“Resilience, timing, adaptation - these are the three pillars upon which the emergent properties of interacting systems rest. When the systems are the economy and the environment, understanding of the relationships among these concepts is crucial. This volume does a better job of explaining how to manage both money and nature to ensure humanity's long-term future than any other work I know of. Read and reflect.” KnowsLongDoeJobsHumanityThreeUnderstandingTermEconomyEnvironmentConceptsPropertyResilienceManageLong TermCrucialTimingVolumeAdaptationExplainingPillarsInteractingBetter Jobs Author:John L. Casti
