Next: A Brief History of the Future

You will be fascinated from the very beginning, and I mean the prologue. I am not a geek or a techie but this book is written in such a way that even I can understand and enjoy it. I just want the author to know that the numerous hours of research he must’ve conducted to write this book were so worth it. Every interview he gave shows an insight into the future that none of us can imagine. I even if you’re not an engineer or a scientist, this book will interest and amaze you.

Brilliant author provides a prescient view of the future.

highly recommended, can't wait to see what happens next!

A rather intriguing set of vignettes on topics of innovations and them ramifications for the near future. The set runs through, space, learning, shelter, environment, hygiene, medicine, disaster resilience, energy, prosperity, food, water, governance, and security.Each subject covered deals with special people who create and institute measures that will improve the status quo or take a totaling different approach. Not all the topics were that appealing but there were many ideas expressed here that are fascinating. And the amazing things as they will soon become common place to us as we ramp up our technology assisted with the AI the big buzzword out there night.There are too many ideas to go through in a brief review here but the latter topic on working with self driving cars by Google's X-man I found particularly interesting. The idea presented that in the possibly near future our transportation will be revolutionized by totally self driving vehicles that will be at our call to whisk us anywhere as we kick back and enjoy the ride without the added burned of ownership and upkeep. Not to mention the lives it will save by virtually eliminating human error accidents.A book with much food for through for the forward thinking and curious out there.

I loved reading what today seems like science fiction but tomorrow will be just science. What a fabulous and fun read. Highly recommend.

Brilliant. This is a book that inspired me and blew my socks off. NEXT provides a ringside seat on the technologies that are reshaping every aspect of our lives. What a breath of fresh air to discover all the technologies that are hopeful about curing the sick, feeding the hungry and healing the planet. Recommended without reservation.

What a cast of characters - like a Broadway show, but real life! It really does seem that we are on the brink of massive change as a society. These are quick paced stories that were easy to read and full of interesting nuggets I could talk about with friends at dinner parties or at work. Highly recommended.

A friend had devoured this new release, and kindly lent me the book -- i found myself referring to it so often in conversation that i went back and purchased it on Kindle so i could have my own copy. Written in a clean, but colloquial prose, Next is informative, while also peppered with humor and personal anecdotes from the author. To anyone who has found this book through Amazon's "suggestions," the algorithm is actually doing you a favor this time -- if you are even remotely interested in technology, or the advancement of our species, this book is a fun read, and will truly make you hopeful for the future.

A fascinating look at what's to come in the decades ahead. Fast paced and hard to put down.