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24 alternatives to The Inevitable

The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Inevitable launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Inevitable▲66
The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future▲3
How tech in the next 30 years will transform our lives
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Well Made - Embracing the Inevitable with Kevin Kelly▲69
The 12 forces that will shape our future.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Rise of the Robots▲67
Technology and the threat of a jobless future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Going Deep #118 - Kevin Kelly▲70
Kevin Kelly talks artificial intelligence, economic systems
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
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On Books Podcast - Book Summary of The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly▲57
Highlights from Kevin Kelly's latest book in 20 minutes
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
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Whiplash▲79
How to Survive Our Faster Future
2016 · hachettebookgroup.com · its alternatives →
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The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream▲66
How to predict the future of technology.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Life 3.0▲92
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Natural-Born Cyborgs▲57
Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Future Things▲60
A revealing examination of smart technology
2015 · jnd.org · its alternatives →
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Surviving AI▲59
The promise and peril of artificial intelligence
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Competing for the Future▲54
The art of planning for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Humans Need Not Apply▲56
A new book on the future of work in the age of robots
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Machine Learnings▲146
Understand how A.I. will change your future.
2017 · its alternatives →
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The Industries of the Future▲60
Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Rise of the Robots▲12
Technology and the threat of a jobless future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Future Timeline▲115
Predicts advancements in science and technology
2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →
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The Future of the Mind▲72
The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism▲56
How machines effect humans in our hyperconnected world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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