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Accelerating change

In futures studies and the history of technology, accelerating change is the observed exponential nature of the rate of technological change in recent history, which may suggest faster and more profound change in the future and may or may not be accompanied by equally profound social and cultural change.

Technology, Kurzweil's The Law of Accelerating Returns & Early observations

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Early observations

Moravec's Mind Children

James Burke's Connections

Gerald Hawkins' Mindsteps

Vinge's exponentially accelerating change

Kurzweil's The Law of Accelerating Returns

Limits of accelerating change

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Accelerating change → Accelerating Returns, Again, Al Leedahl, Changing World, Coach, Juergen Schmidhuber, Kurzweil's, Law, Metaphor, Millennial TrendsThe Royal Mail, Ray KurzweilIs History Converging, Secular Cycles, TechCast Article Series
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Accelerating change → observed exponential nature of the rate of technological change in recent history

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Accelerating changerelated to External linksAl Leedahl0.60section
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Accelerating changerelated to External linksRay KurzweilIs History Converging0.60section
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Accelerating changerelated to External linksSecular Cycles0.60section
Accelerating changerelated to External linksMillennial TrendsThe Royal Mail0.60section

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