The authors quantitatively analyse the long-term dynamics of technological progress from
40,000 BCE and offer projections through the 22nd century. We provide one method to …

An important issue in various domains of renewable energy is the use of technological
improvement trends to project future capabilities of energy technologies. This paper …

One approach to developing futuristic views of technology is to draw upon experience and
expertise. However, this becomes increasingly speculative as one moves to more distant …

Abstract The ACM Code of Ethics asserts that computing professionals have an ethical
responsibility to minimize the negative consequences of information and communication …

Статья посвящена актуальной проблеме формирования явлений и процессов,
характеризующих переход к новой социальной реальности в условиях глобального …

In this chapter, we consider the process of technological progress presenting one of the
options for measuring its speed throughout the entire historical process. We find that the …

The trend of life's accelerating increase in complexity throughout its history on Earth
suggests that a unique time (a unique or singular event, ie, the singularity) might be realized …

Entropy always increases monotonically in a closed system but complexity increases at first
and then decreases as equilibrium is approached. Commonsense information-related …

There are intense debates about the presumed generational dichotomies in the use and
perception of new media technologies by young people and older adults. Proponents of this …

The present research focuses on the ability to generate a predictive model of the future
value of the price of copper using time series of the international price of copper from the last …