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Klyagin, N. V., Ryabushkina, I. B. What Do We Know About our Future?

Abstract: Futurologists consider the future to be the result of logical development of the past and present which deprives them of the opportunity to see qualitative changes in the future. Both Russian and foreign futurologists traditionally rely on thermonuclear synthesis like stellarator and tokamaks. In the meantime, there are doubts that the aforesaid devices are not possible. Futurologists have other romantic hopes (such as building the post-industrial ‘society of services’, global warming up to fusion of low-melting metal and etc.). At the same time, it would be very interesting to see the future in a completely different light. For instance, great hopes are laid on composite materials. However, their capabilities are limited to specific properties of components. Already today we can offer a ‘magic’ technology of producing materials and energy supplies with desired properties based on the theory of so called ‘superstring matrix’ which continues the classical superstring theory. As far as the global warming is being concerned, futurologists should advise the governments of lower regions to re-locate their industry and agriculture in upper regions, which, of course, no government would do.

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acceleration, anthropic principle, demography, infantilism, climate, computer mind, migration, neoteny, thermonuclear reaction, technological and cultural revolution.

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