TY - BOOK AU - Friedman, Thomas L., TI - Thank you for being late: an optimist's guide to thriving in the age of accelerations SN - 9780374273538 (hardcover) AV - HM 846 F911t 2016 U1 - 303.48/3 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Farrar, Straus and Giroux KW - Technological innovations KW - Social aspects KW - Technology and civilization KW - Climatic changes KW - Geopolitics KW - Political participation KW - Globalization KW - Civilization, Modern KW - 21st century KW - Innovaciones tecnológicas KW - Aspectos sociales KW - Tecnología y civilización KW - Cambios climáticos KW - Globalización KW - Civilización moderna N1 - This recording contains program announcements from a broadcast of Minnesota Radio Talking Book; Part I. Reflecting. Thank you for being late -- Part II. Accelerating. What the hell happened in 2007? -- Moore's law -- The supernova -- The market -- Mother Nature -- Part III. Innovating. Just too damned fast -- Turning AI into IA -- Control vs. Kaos -- Mother Nature as political mentor -- Is God in cyberspace? -- Always looking for Minnesota -- You can go home again (and you should!) -- Part IV. Anchoring. From Minnesota to the world and back N2 - Friedman discusses how the key to understanding the 21st century is understanding that the planet's three largest forces--Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss)--are accelerating all at once. And these accelerations are transforming the five key realms: the workplace, politics, geopolitics, ethics, and community. Friedman posits that we should ER -