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Trends and conditions on planet Earth are moving at a pace never before seen
in human history. Here, for example, are twelve startling things that could happen
within the next 50 years or less:
- Over 9 billion people on Earth
- Extinction of half the species of life on Earth
- Average global temperature rise of 3 degrees F.
- Human life expectancy exceeds 100 years
- Cybernetic brain enhancement in humans
- Proof of extraterrestrial life
- Human settlement on Mars
- Cloning of human beings
- Limited nuclear war
- Sentient machines
- Control of gravity
- Unlimited energy
Our world will be a very different place if even one of these things does
happen. If all or most of them happen -- which is quite likely -- our world
might be almost unrecognizable to people living today.
GLOBAL SITUATION REPORT (GSReport) is a twice-monthly online journal that
examines the events and trends that will shape our world, for better or
worse, as we enter the new millennium. The foregoing list of twelve startling
future events illustrates the broad scope of our inquiry.
Although the years just ahead may well be among the most tumultuous in
history, the picture is not entirely bleak. Out of chaos can come innovative
social and economic reorganizations, staggering technological breakthroughs,
and reaffirmation of core human values. And the limitless frontier of space
beckons the next generation of pioneers, offering challenges and
opportunities undreamed of by generations past.
Edited by Michael Lindemann and published by the 2020 Group, GSReport offers
a unique blend of information and insight to help you navigate the coming
rapids of global change.
This website displays a broad sample of the stories offered in recent
editions of GSReport. It also displays our unique approach to understanding
"the Global Situation" -- that is, as a dynamic interplay between four broad
fields of influence which we describe as Society, Science and
Technology (SciTech), Planet and Cosmos. As this website develops, one of our
main objectives is to demonstrate -- using real news as our data -- how these
four broad fields of influence interact to produce the ever-evolving Global
Situation. In so doing, we hope to provide a window onto the possible future
or futures that lay in store for our world.
GLOBAL SITUATION REPORT began publishing on January 10, 1999.
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Reader Comments:
- "I am looking forward to receiving future issues from you as I enjoy your thorough and incisive coverage. Keep up your alert and aware reporting on a world scene that is exciting, often dangerous and certainly unpredictable, at least to the uninspired among us."
- W. Phelps
April 8, 1999
- "I don't know how you do it, putting out both CNI News and Global Situation Report on such a regular basis. If you were more establishment in your thinking, instead of being a futurist with such "forward insight," you would now be running Time, Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report.... Anyway, I rely on your E-mail publications like some people rely on their regular cups of coffee."
- P. Davids
April 6, 1999
- "The more I read your GS Report, the higher my regard grows. Very impressive
work."
- R. Parker
April 5, 1999
- "I think you are doing absolutely splendid on-line reporting. GSR is excellently researched and, equally important, written with refreshing clarity and ease of reading. You also show good judgment in your choice of material and your editorial comments. Well done, sir!"
- J. White
Feb 17, 1999
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