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Ambitious Problem-Solving for the Future

David Brin

Posted: Jun 30, 2010

We must develop innovative problem-solving skills to face the complex world of the future—and to raise standards of living across the world. Now, for the first time in history, the entire world community is able to communicate, across borders and nationalities, to share strategies and seek solutions.

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postfuturist • Midwest • Jun 30, 2010

Education is the bright spot, if you can promote education that is more than today's PC conservative/ illiberal fare. For instance life extension plus could catch on big time in K-16 schools. We'll call it 'pro-life' values pursuing 'eternal life'; declaring that "man cannot live by sex alone": he needs the Entire Enchilada, the Real-Deal.

Treehugger • Forest • Jun 30, 2010

We need not raise standards of living, if that means more of the same, pointless consumption, but standards of thinking, so that people want less physical resources and more non-physical resources.