An Update From The DaVinci Institute's FUTURE TREND REPORT - 06.03.2010
Dear Fellow Futurists and Friends:
I often use the Future Trend Report as one of my many source materials in arriving at my own conclusions regarding trends and their future implications. The following material is excerpted, and is presented without my editorial commentary or endorsement, but I will say that, in large part, the questions which the Report raises, as well as some of the nearer-term outcomes which they predict are highly positively correlated with my views as set forth in my blog, The Global Futurist :
Americans Run Into Trouble Using Credit Cards Abroad
Americans are increasingly facing difficulty using their credit cards abroad.Chief culprit? Different technology standards. U.S.-issued cards still have magnetic strips. More cards abroad are issued with encrypted microprocessor chips, and shops and businesses have adjusted the payment process to the varying standard, says Jack Jania of Gemalto, which develops chip cards. Continue reading
Outlook on Jobs for Teens Worsens
This year is shaping up to be even worse than last for the millions of high school and college students looking for summer jobs. State and local governments, traditionally among the biggest seasonal employers, are knee-deep in budget woes, and the stimulus money that helped cushion some government job programs last summer is running out. Private employers are also reluctant to hire until the economy shows more solid signs of recovery. Continue reading
Growing Acceptance Among Teens To Out of Wedlock Pregnancy
Among teens in the USA, the percentage who have had sexual intercourse or say they'd be pleased if they or their partner were to get pregnant hasn't changed much since early in the decade, and there appears to be a growing acceptance of having babies outside marriage, a government report said Wednesday.From 1995 to 2002, "it was pretty much across-the-board improvements in those risk factors," says lead author Joyce Abma, a statistician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. "It is a source of concern to see that forward movement kind of stalling." Continue reading
Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials to Start on Women Within One Year
American scientists say they have developed a vaccine which has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice. The researchers - whose findings are published in the journal, Nature Medicine - are now planning to conduct trials of the drug in humans. Continue reading
'Free Rent' Approach on the Rise as Some Homeowners Stop Paying Mortgages
For Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, foreclosure is becoming a way of life - something they did not want but are in no hurry to get out of. Foreclosure has allowed them to stabilize the family business. Go to Outback occasionally for a steak. Take their gas- guzzling airboat out for the weekend. Visit the Hard Rock Casino. Continue reading
Study: Women Who Take Antidepressants During Pregnancy at an Increased Risk of Miscarriage
Pregnancy is often fraught with complications, not least for women suffering from depression while carrying a child: new research suggests that women who take antidepressant medications during pregnancy may have an increased risk of miscarriage. Continue reading
40% of Consumers Would Swap Their Laptops for an iPad
Kelkoo, the shopping comparison website, asked 950 people whether they were considering buying an Apple iPad. Almost a third said they would be interested in buying one, while 40 per cent said they would be prepared to swap their traditional laptop for a touch-screen, tablet computer like the iPad. Continue reading
46% of Americans Suffer From Debt-Related Stress According to Survey
The economy trudges ahead yet debt dogs many Americans, stressing them out even as they firm up their own financial foundations. There are new jobs produced but old worries persisting for people despite belt-tightening and boosted savings, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Continue reading
eBook Sales Will Overtake Print Books Within Five Years
Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, said: "Within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content. Three years ago, I said within ten years but I realised that was wrong - it's within five." Continue reading
Student Loan Debt Crisis: Who's to Blame as Students Get Buried in Debt?
Like many middle-class families, Cortney Munna and her mother began the college selection process with a grim determination. They would do whatever they could to get Cortney into the best possible college, and they maintained a blind faith that the investment would be worth it. Continue reading
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