Despite all of society's advances, our problems proliferate. Wars abound, environmental degradation accelerates, economies topple overnight, and pandemics such as AIDS and tuberculosis continue to spread. The Internet and other media help to disseminate knowledge, but they've...
As crises multiply, ingenuity lags. This prescient classic explains why societies falter when problems outpace solutions--and offers a roadmap to close the gap before risks from climate shocks, pandemics, inequality, and AI spiral beyond control. First published...