Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01JK09F3I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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What are the prospects of automation and artificial intelligence? Is there really no money in Star Trek? Is Trekonomics at all possible?. What would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Trekonomics, the premier book in financial journalist Felix Salmon's imprint PiperText, approaches scarcity economics by coming at it backward - through thinking about a universe where scarcity does not exist. Delving deep into the details and intricacies of 24th-century society, Trekonomics explores post-scarcity and whether we, as humans, are equipped for it
MFormichelli said An interesting read, but a bit off topic. Trekonomics is a pretty good read overall if you are looking for a light-hearted "what if" of the future. Mr. Saadia explores the economics of the fictional world of Star Trek with a real passion and clarity that made this exploration of "The Dismal Science" interesting. Unfortunately, the parts of the book . No money in space f.rousseaux Well i'm sure one day the great minds of amazon will realize this is not a nnovel, so questions about plot, pace and characters are totally irrelevant. I had to answer the plot question to post this, thoughSo, this is not a novel, this is an essay. Starting with the (not so) simple question "how are Star tre. "Highly recommended." according to rfeconomics. Wow! As an Economics professor and Trekkie I have to say this book is hands down, simply awesome. If your interested in economics, star trek, or full space commumism, you should read this book. The section on the similarities between the Borg and the Federation I found particularly stimulating. It also shuns