Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Part I The Technological Challenge
1 Disillusionment: The End of History Has Been Postponed 3
2 Work: When You Grow Up, You Might Not Have a Job 19
3 Liberty: Big Data Is Watching You 44
4 Equality: Those Who Own the Data Own the Future 73
Part II The Political Challenge
5 Community: Humans Have Bodies 85
6 Civilization: There Is Just One Civilization in the World 93
7 Nationalism: Global Problems Need Global Answers 110
8 Religion: God Now Serves the Nation 127
9 Immigration: Some Cultures Might Be Better than Others 140
Part III Despair And Hope
10 Terrorism: Don't Panic 161
11 War: Never Underestimate Human Stupidity 173
12 Humility: You Are Not the Center of the World 184
13 God: Don't Take the Name of God in Vain 200
14 Secularism: Acknowledge Your Shadow 207
Part IV Truth
15 Ignorance: You Know Less than You Think 221
16 Justice: Our Sense ofJustice Might Be Out of Date 228
17 Post-Truth: Some Fake News Lasts Forever 236
18 Science Fiction: The Future Is Not What You See in the Movies 250
Part V Resilience
19 Education: Change Is the Only Constant 263
20 Meaning: Life Is Not a Story 273
21 Meditation: Just Observe 314
Acknowledgments 325
Notes 329
Index 357