Worst Case Scenario for Earth – Joel Barker – Coast to Coast AM Classic – Video

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Worst Case Scenario for Earth - Joel Barker - Coast to Coast AM Classic
http://www.jetnews.us Date: 09-24-05 Host: Ian Punnett Guests: Joel Barker, James Chiles Celebrated business futurist, Joel Barker(1), who is credited with popularizing the term "paradigm shift," shared several worst case scenarios for planet Earth: On the US Education System... Barker commented on the decision by some states to reduce the number of school days in order to save gas. Children in other countries attend school for as much as 60 days longer each year than do American children, Barker said. This coupled with the lack of focus on math, science and technology, Barker explained, puts US students at a disadvantage in the global marketplace. According to Barker, new wealth is generated by technological innovation and if we do not embrace math and science, we #39;ll lose the ability to create wealth. Barker invited Coast listeners to measure their technological inclinations at fiveregionsofthefuture.com(2). On the Bird Flu... Barker pointed out that despite a virus #39; tendency to become less deadly (in order to spread itself to a larger percentage of the population), hundreds of millions of people could die of bird flu given how long it would take to build a vaccine for the disease. This would lead to a "cascade of consequences," which would have economic, security and political implications. Barker even imagined the US launching pre-emptive strikes on infected bird populations in other countries. He also talked about Japanese Encephalitis, which he said has a 20% mortality rate ...From:C2CPlanetViews:185 3ratingsTime:02:41:01More inEducation

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