Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek"Manu Saadia has managed to show us one more reason, perhaps the most compelling one of all, why we all need the world of Star Trek to one day become the world we live in." — Chris Black, Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Star Trek: Enterprise What would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Trekonomics, the premier book in financial journalist Felix Salmon's imprint PiperText, approaches scarcity economics by coming at it backwards — through thinking about a universe where scarcity does not exist. Delving deep into the details and intricacies of 24th century society, Trekonomics explores post-scarcity and whether we, as humans, are equipped for it. What are the prospects of automation and artificial intelligence? Is there really no money in Star Trek? Is Trekonomics at all possible? |
Contents
Money Went the Way of the Dinosaurs | |
Why Is Everyone So Worried About Holograms | |
Tea Earl Grey Hot | |
Only a Fool Would Stand in the Way of Progress | |
The Thought That Warp Engines Might | |
That Future That Space Station All Those People | |
There Are Still Many Human Emotions I Do | |
Never Be Afraid To Mislabel a Product | |
I Live in the Hope That You May One Day See | |
Live Long and Prosper | |
About the Author | |
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