01141nam a22001697a 4500 62287 62287 9780198735281 303.4909 Gidley, Jennifer M. The Future : A Very Short Introduction Jennifer M. Gidley New York Oxford University Press 2017 xiv, 164 Pages 17x11 cm PB Very Short Introductions, 516 Include References and Index From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. Our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, byseeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. As scientific methods improve and computer technology develops we become ever more confident of our capacity to predict and quantify the future by accumulating and interpreting patterns form the past, yet the truth is there is still no certainty to be had. This introduction considers some of our most burning questions about what the future is. Future, The BK 0 0 0 303_490900000000000_G453F_2017 0 NFIC 60690 GPL GPL GEN 2020-08-21 CRV/160/GPLM 1308.00 303.4909 G453F 2017 64913 2020-08-21 2020-08-21 BK