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200 10$aAnticipatory Biographies $ePersonal Histories of the Future /$fby David J. Staley
205   $a1st ed. 2025.
210  1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025.
215   $a1 online resource (252 pages)
225 1 $aAnticipation Science,$x2522-0403 ;$v10
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327   $aAnnika Stern: War Correspondent -- Chioma Amaechi: Athlete -- Tekkeitsertok: Farmer -- Lawrence Schumann: Physicist -- Jennifer Nanabah: Mayor -- Emily Woodward: Mother America -- Matthew Shaw: Designer -- Lindsay Davidson: Muse -- Richard Blankenship: Unproductive -- Jayden Meyrick: Climate Immigrant -- Zheng Jiehong: President -- Amar Chaudhri: Storm Chaser -- Saito Miku: Supercentenarian -- Martin Solis: Jurist -- George MacGowen: Dreamer -- Taniya Hughers: Tutor.
330   $aAnticipatory Biographies is a collection of future scenarios written in the form of individual biographies that span the breadth of human experience: from the privileged to the marginalized and across diverse cultures. Grounded in design fiction, futures research, anticipation science, and scenario writing, the essays in this book envision how the world will be reshaped by artificial intelligence, technological automation, climate change, political disintegration, and the decline of higher education. Each chapter brings readers into the perspective of a fictional person living in this anticipated world, capturing how future technologies and societal shifts will impact daily lives. and personal choices. In exploring the the inner lives of these individuals, Anticipatory Biographies innovates beyond conventional scenario writing ,inviting readers to contemplate not only the technological and political dimensions of the future but also the emotional, ethical, and existential aspects. This work of creative non-fiction bridges literary and scholarly forms, blending biography and design fiction with research-based insights. to offer an immersive, narrative-based method for exploring futures. This work pushes beyond speculative visions toward an experiential understanding of the future.
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606   $aArtificial intelligence
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606   $aScience and Technology Studies
606   $aArtificial Intelligence
606   $aEthics of Technology
615  0$aScience$xSocial aspects.
615  0$aArtificial intelligence.
615  0$aTechnology$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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615 24$aArtificial Intelligence.
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