Fall 2021  |  ANTH 1915 Section 001: Futuristics: Bio-cultural Futures of our Species (35482)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Freshman Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:
Freshman and FRFY
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
Enrollment Status:
Closed (19 of 19 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The Futuristics seminar is organized around a single unifying question: what is the bio-cultural future of humanity? We will seek answers to that questions by focusing on major technological, biological, and social domains, and speculating about how these area will change in the next 20-50 years, and how those changes will impact our species. Major themes will include future biological evolution, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and computer-human interfaces, climate change, the global and digital economy, education, and space. Students will explore the generative tension between creative and rigorous prediction, and learn basic methods researchers use to model the future. The seminar culminates in discussion and writing of speculative fiction that imagines possible futures of our species based on current evidence and forecasts.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35482/1219

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