World Future Society

En The Open Classroom el 2009.08.04

On Saturday I went to the ICT and Careers Expo put on by VITTA, ?an event designed to present diverse career opportunities in ICT to school leavers.? As usual at this type of event there were many exhibitors and workshops to help students make up their minds about future careers and showing them how ICT is involved in many careers. There were two sessions that I would like to highlight here as I learnt much from them and enjoyed them also. One of the sessions, and there were many to choose from in...

En Antonio Ramirez Victorio el 2009.08.02

Me han sugerido que lea la revisión de "The Future of Philosophy", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society series B, London 354 (1999), 2069?2080. Un paper del viejo Searle (Universidad de California). El titulo es PHILOSOPHY IN AMERICA AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. PHILOSOPHY IN A NEW CENTURY. El resumen reza como sigue: The central intellectual fact of the present era is that knowledge grows. This growth of knowledge is quietly transforming philosophy, making it possible to do a...

En DepositfilesDownload el 2009.08.02

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En Apartamentos blog el 2009.07.23

We all know about the horrible happenings during the Second World War. Although the majority of the world population wasn?t born at that time, they know what had happened in the uncountable countries due to the terrible actions by the national socialists. We have all heard a lot about the Night of Broken Glass, the book burning, the censorship and oppression of the freedom of speech, etc. Art, an essential part of our society, had also been the victim of the Nazis, and not only in Germany, but also the...

En The Hermit Librarian el 2009.07.21

IV. El llamado del abismo. After the revelation of the truth, my whole attitude changed. The good experiences I had during the next years were ruined by a subtle feeling of tragedy. I no longer searched for happiness. As I emphasized before, we might have arrived into this world as a punishment. This world seemed predisposed for evil and suffering; even the good things had their own painful cost. God made us this way and He designed that we taste nothing pure; meaning that each advantage brought its...

En Andean philosophy el 2009.07.19

The lessons of the conflict leaves Bagua, in the Peruvian jungle, is that the world today is faced with a dilemma: either the business or the Earth. And when we say we do not mean the world to a group of environmentalists and NGOs enemy supposed to progress. We refer to large global political movements in which the majority of participating governments developed, concerned about the greenhouse effect, climate change and the responsibility we have in this large industries that make up what we call...

En Letras de Canciones el 2009.07.14

Autor: Machine Men Album: Other Letra De Apathy Trapped inside his mind Dying spirit cries shackled inside the dead man The fallen angels try to fly looking for Brothers and sisters from their sanctuaries Sinister regret, thoughts about the end of the world Will never leave his head. The messenger is lost, too much pain it costs If he looses control on the edge of this earth And one of the freaks of society, pretending sane deep in the apathy Pilgrim's heart is cold, funeral of his soul celebrated...

En Blog Of Travel el 2009.07.14

Says an old Chinese proverb that no man is until you’ve been on the Great Wall of China. Well, maybe an exaggeration, but we could tune it a little more if affirm that is not really a traveler (in capitals), until you have visited the Great Wall of China. Today, using those controversial votes on July 7, 2007, we already have the new 7 wonders of the world which include the Great Wall, The 7 places that every traveler should approach pro at some point in their life. Because they really deserve...

En totalmente80s el 2009.07.03

Este megamix me lo encontre navegando por la red y la verdad esta excelente, casi una hora con las mejores rolas del Hip Hop Old School (por cierto suena mejor y mas creativo en sonidos que el actual Hip Hop, no creen?).Tracklist: INTRO 01. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & SOUL SONIC FORCE ? PLANET ROCK 02. KRAFTWERK ? NUMBERS 03. DEBBIE DEB ? LOOKOUT WEEKEND 04. BEASTIE BOYS ? BRASS MONKEY 05. EGYPTIAN LOVER ? GIRLS / ON THE NILE (TEASE) 06. NEWCLEUS ? JAM ON IT 07. MIDNITE STAR ? FREAKAZOID (TEASE) 08. MAN PARRISH...

En Desinformado.com el 2009.06.26

The Motorola Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2009 Innovation Generation grants, $5 million in funding to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for America?s youth. Now in its fourth year, the grants create opportunities for students to experience STEM both inside and outside the classroom, equipping them with the skills essential to their lives today and to their success in the future. ?Science and technology come to life every day at Motorola. With...

En The BreakTime's Weblog el 2009.06.24

Hace unos meses tuve la oportunidad de conocer una sociedad llamada Sociedad Mundial del Futuro (World Future Society, WFS) cuyo fin es discutir, analizar y divulgar los diferentes desarrollos sociales y tecnológicos que moldean el futuro a nivel mundial y es vista como una como una organización educacional y científica sin fines de lucro. La WFS tiene miembros alrededor del mundo y en Venezuela tenemos la Sociedad Mundial del Futuro Venezuela (SMF Venezuela) inspirada principalmente...

En Governance Focus el 2009.06.24

Green Jobs have become an emblem of a more sustainable economy and society that preserves the environment for present and future generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and all countries. Green jobs reduce the environmental impact of enterprises and economic sectors, ultimately to levels that are sustainable. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through...

En Médico Asesino Serial el 2009.06.06

Grito e Escuta / Screaming and Hearing Open Call for Artists' Submissions for PROJETÁVEIS/ PROJECTABLES/ PROYECTABLES We invite artists from around the world to present projects for the exhibition Projetáveis [Projectables], one of the seven exhibitions in the 7th Mercosur Biennial, to take place at the Santander Cultural in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from October 16 to November 29, 2009. Conceived by artist Roberto Jacoby, this chapter of the Biennial sets out to explore the materialization...

En Chat About Technology el 2009.06.05

Microchips were once thought to be the stuff of Science Fiction. However, they quickly turned into an every day component used in various electronic equipment including computers. These days you can actually find microchips in just about everything you own including: cars, radios, televisions, phones, and even appliances. You can even have microchips installed beneath the skin of your pets so that you can find them if they ever run away! In the early 1950?s Geoffrey W.A. Dummer begin to introduce the...

En FILMCAST LIVE! el 2009.06.03

The Premiere Seminars series started with Preserving the Future of the Moving Image held at the sold-out Sherry Lansing Theater and co-presented by the BSC, British Society of Cinematographers and the ASC, American Society of Cinematographers, moderated by Bob Fisher. The BSC panelists presented an evaluation comparing images produced with 18 different digital cameras and film stocks in Super 16 and Super 35 formats to provide an objective visual reference and factual information to help guide...

En Holismo Planetario en la Web el 2009.05.29

De: Aurelio Miní Asunto: The Global Food Crisis A: "Aurelio Miní Sánchez" Fecha: jueves, 28 mayo, 2009, 5:27 pm ?source=email_inside_20090528&email=inside The Global Food Crisis The End of Plenty By Joel K. Bourne Jr Photograph by John Stanmeyer It is the simplest, most natural of acts, akin to breathing and walking upright. We sit down at the dinner table, pick up a fork, and take a juicy bite, obliv­ious to the double helping of global ramifications on our plate....

En fírgoa el 2009.05.28

Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, Volume 6, Number 2 (December 2008) Philip E. Kovacs, H.K. Christie The Gates' Foundation and the Future of U.S. Public Education: A Call for Scholars to Counter Misinformation Campaigns Richard Hatcher Selling Academies: local democracy and the management of 'consultation' James Avis Class, economism, individualisation and Post Compulsory Education and Training John Walsh The Critical Role of Discourse in Education for Democracy Anthony J....

En Discover Secrets el 2009.05.26

This test is one of the most common to hear more of your personal characteristics. Choose the color you like and you'll know something more about you. By this test, you will find facets of your personality that perhaps ignored. Of the eight colors (purple, blue, red, yellow, gray, brown, black, green) spontaneously choose the one you like. After choosing your favorite color, choose the second one you like. Search in section A paragraph describing the first color choice, and then in section B,...

En El Blog Verde el 2009.05.20

Te traemos una lista bastante complete de ONG´s del medio ambiente. Estas organizaciones no gubernamentales dedican esfuerzos para cuidar y proteger los ecosistemas, la ecología y la biodiversidad. Audubon Bluewater Network Center for a New American Dream EarthJustice Earth Rights International Environmental Defense Environmental Working Group Friends of the Earth US | Friends of the Earth International GRACE - Global Resource Action Center for the Environment Greenpeace National Environmental...

En Bank Account PL el 2009.04.29

The framework of solidarity in the economy may be starting point to a new design and direction of economic relations among individuals, families, communities, within countries, as well as between countries. An important question that arises when discussing the impacts of specific desendeudamiento in the development of individuals, localities and countries to what is sustainable development initiatives and supportive resources released would look, how it would be possible to get pregnant or encouraging...