Definition of futurology in English:

futurology

noun ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒiˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒi

mass noun

Systematic forecasting of the future, especially from present trends in society.
未来学
Example sentencesExamples
- Bluntly stated, the historical record of tolerably accurate strategic futurology is anything but impressive.
- Amongst some managers, however, a change of thinking is becoming apparent: a thinking that suggests that futurology is a worthwhile practice.
- This reminds me, one great example of Victorian futurology, I've put here on my site: Edison's Telephonoscope, in effect, a webcam (England to Australia), as imagined in 1879!
- But, as Margolis points out, futurology isn't so much about sketching an inevitable tomorrow as it is about helping to make choices about it.
- Some 30 years ago there was some interest in futurology in a few sociology departments but it dwindled over time, perhaps because it is so difficult to quantify the interactions of many variables when their values represent only a guess.
- Most technological futurology see agents as benign, as obedient slaves who only have our best interests at heart.
- The next section continues along these lines, offering a modest exercise in futurology and a selective listing of future areas for research.
- A similar process is taking place with regard to military study of systems, military study of conflicts, military futurology and military science of science.
- I'll get back onto project management and futurology soon.
- Yet, even with those caveats, futurology is valuable as it can help us expose lunatics.
- The ‘imaginary’ web is conjured up particularly by speculative futurology about how it will change everything utterly.
- The book goes off the rails at the very end with a chapter of futurology.
- So if you're good enough at futurology, you can make it a little bit of a self fulfilling prophecy.
- Bruce Sterling spent some time at the recent SXSW conference chatting about futurology in his usual entertaining style.
- Wisely, given the mercurial nature of futurology, Pryor keeps his statistics basic and his explanations closely tied to the quantitative data on expected economic changes and impacts.
- In the area of futurology and the meaning of life, these are a couple of podcasts from IT Conversation that spoke to me lately.
- In a sense, the perception of the future as a supreme resource is the driving force of futurology.
- However, as a necessary precursor to that analysis four caveats, or warnings, are signaled which bear upon the degree of confidence that should, and should not, be placed in strategic futurology.
- While the futurology may be contentious, I believe there are considerable merits in the cautionary approach outlined in this book.
- This skepticism comes from three sources: the limits of futurology, the science of behavioural genetics, and human nature itself.

Derivatives

futurological

adjectiveˌfjuːtʃərəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌfjutʃərəˈlɑdʒik(ə)l

Those searching for futurological predictions about the explosive growth of Third World conurbations or the latest style trends in architecture will accordingly be disappointed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Similar ideas run through much futurological and policy work on telecommunications today.
- Both are informed by the intricate social, political, cultural and economic networks that constitute our historical and futurological worlds.
- In addition to engineering conservatism, the nonconservative futurological scenarios are played for much higher stakes.
- Superimposing the memory of an African American icon on a moment drenched in futurological significance is intriguing.

futurologist

nounˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒɪstˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒəst

Thus begins a panel discussion featuring two futurologists, an environmentalist, and a creationist.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scotland's cites, the futurologists reckon, have reached a crest of the consumerist and cultural wave that carried their economies out of the post-industrial era.
- Things that have proved intrinsically popular for a substantial period of time tend not to become obsolete anywhere near as quickly as certain futurologists are wont to predict.
- In spite all the best efforts of the futurologists we do not run around in jump suits, we still sit down at table to eat with knives, forks and spoons and we do not travel in atomic cars with gull wing doors.
- And scientific or not, how are these astrologers any worse than the market consultants, futurologists and experts who hog television time telling us - on the basis of market surveys and simulated exercises - how the economy will behave?

Definition of futurology in US English:

futurology

nounˌfyo͞oCHəˈräləjēˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒi

Systematic forecasting of the future, especially from present trends in society.
未来学
Example sentencesExamples
- The ‘imaginary’ web is conjured up particularly by speculative futurology about how it will change everything utterly.
- However, as a necessary precursor to that analysis four caveats, or warnings, are signaled which bear upon the degree of confidence that should, and should not, be placed in strategic futurology.
- The next section continues along these lines, offering a modest exercise in futurology and a selective listing of future areas for research.
- I'll get back onto project management and futurology soon.
- This skepticism comes from three sources: the limits of futurology, the science of behavioural genetics, and human nature itself.
- Wisely, given the mercurial nature of futurology, Pryor keeps his statistics basic and his explanations closely tied to the quantitative data on expected economic changes and impacts.
- In the area of futurology and the meaning of life, these are a couple of podcasts from IT Conversation that spoke to me lately.
- Yet, even with those caveats, futurology is valuable as it can help us expose lunatics.
- In a sense, the perception of the future as a supreme resource is the driving force of futurology.
- A similar process is taking place with regard to military study of systems, military study of conflicts, military futurology and military science of science.
- But, as Margolis points out, futurology isn't so much about sketching an inevitable tomorrow as it is about helping to make choices about it.
- Most technological futurology see agents as benign, as obedient slaves who only have our best interests at heart.
- Some 30 years ago there was some interest in futurology in a few sociology departments but it dwindled over time, perhaps because it is so difficult to quantify the interactions of many variables when their values represent only a guess.
- So if you're good enough at futurology, you can make it a little bit of a self fulfilling prophecy.
- Bruce Sterling spent some time at the recent SXSW conference chatting about futurology in his usual entertaining style.
- The book goes off the rails at the very end with a chapter of futurology.
- This reminds me, one great example of Victorian futurology, I've put here on my site: Edison's Telephonoscope, in effect, a webcam (England to Australia), as imagined in 1879!
- While the futurology may be contentious, I believe there are considerable merits in the cautionary approach outlined in this book.
- Bluntly stated, the historical record of tolerably accurate strategic futurology is anything but impressive.
- Amongst some managers, however, a change of thinking is becoming apparent: a thinking that suggests that futurology is a worthwhile practice.

单词	futurology
释义	Definition of futurology in English: futurology noun ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒiˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒi mass noun Systematic forecasting of the future, especially from present trends in society. 未来学 Example sentencesExamples Bluntly stated, the historical record of tolerably accurate strategic futurology is anything but impressive. Amongst some managers, however, a change of thinking is becoming apparent: a thinking that suggests that futurology is a worthwhile practice. This reminds me, one great example of Victorian futurology, I've put here on my site: Edison's Telephonoscope, in effect, a webcam (England to Australia), as imagined in 1879! But, as Margolis points out, futurology isn't so much about sketching an inevitable tomorrow as it is about helping to make choices about it. Some 30 years ago there was some interest in futurology in a few sociology departments but it dwindled over time, perhaps because it is so difficult to quantify the interactions of many variables when their values represent only a guess. Most technological futurology see agents as benign, as obedient slaves who only have our best interests at heart. The next section continues along these lines, offering a modest exercise in futurology and a selective listing of future areas for research. A similar process is taking place with regard to military study of systems, military study of conflicts, military futurology and military science of science. I'll get back onto project management and futurology soon. Yet, even with those caveats, futurology is valuable as it can help us expose lunatics. The ‘imaginary’ web is conjured up particularly by speculative futurology about how it will change everything utterly. The book goes off the rails at the very end with a chapter of futurology. So if you're good enough at futurology, you can make it a little bit of a self fulfilling prophecy. Bruce Sterling spent some time at the recent SXSW conference chatting about futurology in his usual entertaining style. Wisely, given the mercurial nature of futurology, Pryor keeps his statistics basic and his explanations closely tied to the quantitative data on expected economic changes and impacts. In the area of futurology and the meaning of life, these are a couple of podcasts from IT Conversation that spoke to me lately. In a sense, the perception of the future as a supreme resource is the driving force of futurology. However, as a necessary precursor to that analysis four caveats, or warnings, are signaled which bear upon the degree of confidence that should, and should not, be placed in strategic futurology. While the futurology may be contentious, I believe there are considerable merits in the cautionary approach outlined in this book. This skepticism comes from three sources: the limits of futurology, the science of behavioural genetics, and human nature itself. Derivatives futurological adjectiveˌfjuːtʃərəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌfjutʃərəˈlɑdʒik(ə)l Those searching for futurological predictions about the explosive growth of Third World conurbations or the latest style trends in architecture will accordingly be disappointed. Example sentencesExamples Similar ideas run through much futurological and policy work on telecommunications today. Both are informed by the intricate social, political, cultural and economic networks that constitute our historical and futurological worlds. In addition to engineering conservatism, the nonconservative futurological scenarios are played for much higher stakes. Superimposing the memory of an African American icon on a moment drenched in futurological significance is intriguing. futurologist nounˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒɪstˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒəst Thus begins a panel discussion featuring two futurologists, an environmentalist, and a creationist. Example sentencesExamples Scotland's cites, the futurologists reckon, have reached a crest of the consumerist and cultural wave that carried their economies out of the post-industrial era. Things that have proved intrinsically popular for a substantial period of time tend not to become obsolete anywhere near as quickly as certain futurologists are wont to predict. In spite all the best efforts of the futurologists we do not run around in jump suits, we still sit down at table to eat with knives, forks and spoons and we do not travel in atomic cars with gull wing doors. And scientific or not, how are these astrologers any worse than the market consultants, futurologists and experts who hog television time telling us - on the basis of market surveys and simulated exercises - how the economy will behave? Definition of futurology in US English: futurology nounˌfyo͞oCHəˈräləjēˌfjutʃəˈrɑlədʒi Systematic forecasting of the future, especially from present trends in society. 未来学 Example sentencesExamples The ‘imaginary’ web is conjured up particularly by speculative futurology about how it will change everything utterly. However, as a necessary precursor to that analysis four caveats, or warnings, are signaled which bear upon the degree of confidence that should, and should not, be placed in strategic futurology. The next section continues along these lines, offering a modest exercise in futurology and a selective listing of future areas for research. I'll get back onto project management and futurology soon. This skepticism comes from three sources: the limits of futurology, the science of behavioural genetics, and human nature itself. Wisely, given the mercurial nature of futurology, Pryor keeps his statistics basic and his explanations closely tied to the quantitative data on expected economic changes and impacts. In the area of futurology and the meaning of life, these are a couple of podcasts from IT Conversation that spoke to me lately. Yet, even with those caveats, futurology is valuable as it can help us expose lunatics. In a sense, the perception of the future as a supreme resource is the driving force of futurology. A similar process is taking place with regard to military study of systems, military study of conflicts, military futurology and military science of science. But, as Margolis points out, futurology isn't so much about sketching an inevitable tomorrow as it is about helping to make choices about it. Most technological futurology see agents as benign, as obedient slaves who only have our best interests at heart. Some 30 years ago there was some interest in futurology in a few sociology departments but it dwindled over time, perhaps because it is so difficult to quantify the interactions of many variables when their values represent only a guess. So if you're good enough at futurology, you can make it a little bit of a self fulfilling prophecy. Bruce Sterling spent some time at the recent SXSW conference chatting about futurology in his usual entertaining style. The book goes off the rails at the very end with a chapter of futurology. This reminds me, one great example of Victorian futurology, I've put here on my site: Edison's Telephonoscope, in effect, a webcam (England to Australia), as imagined in 1879! While the futurology may be contentious, I believe there are considerable merits in the cautionary approach outlined in this book. Bluntly stated, the historical record of tolerably accurate strategic futurology is anything but impressive. Amongst some managers, however, a change of thinking is becoming apparent: a thinking that suggests that futurology is a worthwhile practice.
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