Scott Cunningham, on Technological Forecasting and Social Change

28/02/2023 44 min Temporada 3 Episodio 27
Scott Cunningham, on Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Scott Cunningham is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde and is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Technological Forecasting & Social Change. In this episode, we talked about technological forecasting and social change. Prof. Cunningham gave an overview of how technological forecasting, policy, and business are interwoven, and how a systematic view is important in predicting the long-term pattern in technology. He described the broader context of tech mining, and why it is important to have mid to long-term forecasts. Recommendations for books and papers: The Book of Why, by Dana Mackenzie and Judea Pearl(Paper) Vehicle Ownership and Income Growth, Worldwide: 1960-2030 by Joyce Dargay, Dermot Gately and Martin Sommer