24 November 2005
Do investments in climate control really pay off?
The “inconvenient truth” is this: The impact on the well-being of the world generated by one dollar invested into the fight against climate change is only one-fortieth that of one dollar invested against the spread of HIV/AIDS. This calculation was presented on Friday by the Danish professor Bjorn Lomborg at the European Futurists Conference Lucerne.
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24. November 2006
Lohnen sich die Investitionen in den Klimaschutz?
Die „unbequeme Wahrheit“ ist: Ein Dollar, investiert in den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel, generiert einen 40 mal kleineren Effekt für eine bessere Welt, als ein Dollar, der gegen die Verbreitung von HIV/AIDS eingesetzt wird. Diese Berechnung stellte der dänische Professor Bjorn Lomborg am Freitag an der European Futurists Conference Lucerne vor.
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23. November 2006
Are the days of having to learn foreign languages numbered?
The relationship of human and computer is standing at the verge of a new era. Implants that measure only a few millimetres across will soon be able to connect the human brain to computers. They will allow us to improve our memory and to perceive ultrasound and infrared. According to Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at the European Futurists Conference in Lucerne, even the direct transfer of thoughts from brain to brain – without the use of language - is no longer just science fiction, but could very soon be a reality. The forecaster of the World Economic Forum Davos, Ged Davis, spoke of the global challenges of the future and the Deutsche Bank prepared world-wide growth forecasts for the year 2020.
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23. November 2006
Brauchen wir bald keine Fremdsprachen mehr zu kennen?
Die Verbindung von Mensch und Computer steht vor einer neuen Entwicklungsstufe: Nur wenige Millimeter grosse Implantate verbinden schon bald Hirn und Computer. Sie verhelfen uns zu einem besseren Gedächtnis und erlauben es, dass wir auch Ultraschall und Infrarot wahrnehmen können. Auch der direkte Gedankenaustausch von Hirn zu Hirn – an der Sprache vorbei - sei keine Science Fiction, sondern schon sehr bald Realität, sagte Kevin Warwick, Professor für Cybernetics an der European Futurists Conference Lucerne. Der Zukunftsexperte des World Economic Forum Davos, Ged Davis, sprach von den globalen Herausforderungen der Zukunft und die Deutsche Bank stellte weltweite Wachstumsprognosen für das Jahr 2020 auf.
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22. November 2006
Will globalisation come to an end in a few years’ time?
John L. Casti, a reputable scientist and future expert, predicts that the idea of globalisation is a passing phenomenon that is slowly moving offstage. The world of the relatively near-term future will see a growing trend toward fragmentation, not unification, toward xenophobia, not merging of cultures, toward economic decline, not growth. At the 2nd European Futurists Conference in Lucerne Casti contradicted Thomas Friedman.
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High resolution picture Georges T. Roos Director (6 MB)
High resolution picture Prof. John Casti (4 MB)
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22. November 2006
Globalisierung in einigen Jahren am Ende?
Die Idee der Globalisierung ist ein vorübergehendes Phänomen, das sich langsam von der Bühne verabschieden wird, prophezeit der angesehene Mathematiker und Zukunftsexperte John L. Casti. Die Welt der nächsten paar Jahre werde sich einem wachsenden Trend der Zersplitterung gegenübersehen und nicht der Vereinigung; der Fremdenfeindlichkeit und nicht dem Zusammenschmelzen von Kulturen und des wirtschaftlichen Rückgangs und nicht Aufschwungs. Casti machte diese Vorhersage am Mittwoch im Rahmen der 2. European Futurists Conference in Luzern. (...)
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High resolution picture of Georges T. Roos, Director (6 MB)
High resolution picture Prof. John Casti (4 MB)
10. October 2006
Communication through nerves
Prof. Rolf Pfeifer and Prof. Kevin Warwick presented their views of artificial intelligence during the Swiss Re Risk Talk in Rüschlikon. First time in the world, communication through nerves succeeded.
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Interview with Prof. Kevin Warwick [PDF 47 KB]
Interview with Prof. Kevin Warwick - in German [PDF 38 KB]
7. October 2006
Media-Talk - Swiss Re Risk Talk about artificial Intelligence
Prof. Kevin Warwick - one of the main speakers at the European Futurists Conference Lucerne - speaks about his experiments with implant technology for use in neural illness as well as forms of enhancement in the long term.
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Invitation Media Talk - only in German [PDF 68 KB]
19. September 2006
Announcement second European Futurists Conference takes palce from 22-24 November 2006
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12. July 2005
Europe must not become a museum
To conclude the conference, the European Futurists Conference Lucerne presented the futures declaration: it proceeds on the assumption that Europe is in the middle of a process of fundamental change which will radically alter the political and economic landscape over next 10 to 20 years. According to the Deutsche Bank's predictions, the national economies of India, Malays
