The zeno event: Science and the acceleration of history |
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Authors: | Juan Grompone |
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Affiliation: | Juan Grompone may be contacted at Patria 746, 11300 Montevideo, Uruguay (Tel: + 598 2 49 46 00; fax: + 598 2 49 01 91) |
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Abstract: | It is commonly accepted that the scientific and technological revolution constantly increases its speed. There are a variety of indicators of this process, and an interesting, perhaps important, question is whether they tend to a common conclusion about the future of our society. In this study, we examine several such indicators, relating to both short- and long-term processes. We find that they all agree, predicting a sort of ‘Zeno event’ around the middle of the next century. This current investigation serves as a signal to those who wish to study the possibility of such a limit-event; its time-series can be tested again in the near future. If they are corroborated, this approach can serve as a well-validated warning, so that we may not merely study the world of the future but also transform it. |
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