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The Foundation’s Publications Program publishes proceedings with transcripts of Foundation seminars, symposia, and workshops, as well as books, newsletters, and other print and media materials on the future of humanity.
The following publications are organized by program and event, and
are available for download as Acrobat PDF files.
Proceedings & Executive Summaries
Humanity 3000 Seminars, Workshops, and Symposia
 “Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario”
Executive
Summary (1.8 MB PDF)
September 12–14, 2008
• Workshop Overview
• Worst-case Climate Destabilization
• What to Do About It; How to Do It
• Thinking Differently
 “Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario”
Proceedings (29 MB PDF)
September 12–14, 2008
•
Workshop Summary and Recommendations
• Participant Statements
• Workshop Transcripts
• PowerPoint Presentations
 “Future of Planet Earth” (28.1 MB PDF)
June 3–5, 2008
• Seminar Overview
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
• Participant Biographies
• PowerPoint Presentations
 “Think Globally – Act Locally” (21.4 MB PDF)
April 19, 2008
• Summary of Seminar
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
• Participant Biographies
• PowerPoint Presentations
 “Energy
Challenges: The Next Thousand Years”
Executive Summary (1.9 MB PDF)
March 30–April 1, 2007
•
Workshop Overview
• Summary of Recommendations
• Main Issues
• Speaker Abstracts
 “Energy
Challenges: The Next Thousand Years”
Proceedings (34.9 MB PDF)
March 30–April 1, 2007
•
Workshop Summary and Recommendations
• Participant Statements
• Workshop Transcripts
• PowerPoint Presentations
 “Humanity
and the Biosphere: The Next Thousand Years” (8.7 MB PDF)
Sept. 20–22, 2006
• Critical Themes and Issues
• Seminar Summary
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
 “Crossroads
for Planet Earth” (16 MB PDF)
April 6–8, 2006
• Seminar Summary
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
• Participant Biographies
• PowerPoint Presentations by Bob Citron
 “Future of Humanity: Symposium 2005” (10.2
MB PDF)
October 6–8, 2005
• Three Critical Questions
• Symposium Summary
• Executive Summaries of Humanity 3000 Events 1999–2004
• Participant Statements
• Symposium Transcripts
 “Humans
and Space: The Next Thousand Years” (5 MB PDF)
June 23–26, 2005
• The Critical Questions
• Participant Statements
• Workshop Transcripts
• “India's Space Progra” by Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
• “OECD Project on Space” by Pierre-Alain Schieb
 “Future of Humanity: Seminar 5” (11.9
MB PDF)
August 11–14, 2004
• Three Critical Questions
• Participant Statements
• Some Thoughts on Threats and Opportunities
• Questions on Threats and Opportunities
• Seminar Transcripts
 “Future of Humanity: Seminar
4” (5.3
MB PDF)
August 21–24,
2003
• Three Critical Questions
• Seminar Summary
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
• Interview with Arthur Jensen
 “Future of Humanity: Seminar 3” (9.6 MB PDF)
August 12–14, 2001
• Three Critical Questions
• Seminar Summary
• Participant Statements
• Seminar Transcripts
• Interview with Richard Dawkins and Norman Levitt
 “Future of Humanity: Symposium 2000”
Volume
1 – 11.7 MB PDF
August 12–16, 2000
• Three Critical Questions
• Symposium Summary
• Participant Statements
• Symposium Transcripts
“Future of Humanity: Symposium 2000”
Volume
2 – 15.9 MB PDF
August 12–16, 2000
• Symposium Transcripts (continued from Volume 1)
• Interview with Michio Kaku and Ervin Laszlo
• Interview with Edward O. Wilson
• Humanity 3000 Background Papers Bibliography and Abstracts
 “Future of Humanity: Seminar 2” (9.8 MB PDF)
September 25–29, 1999
• Three Critical Questions
• Participant Statements
• Some Thoughts on Threats and Opportunities
• Seminar Transcripts
• Interview with Christian de Duve and Crispin Tickell
 “When
SETI Succeeds:
The Impact of High-Information Contact” (4.1
MB PDF)
July 31–August 1, 1999
• “An Extraordinary Event” by Allen Tough
• “Contact: Long-term Implications for Humanity” by Albert Harrison and Steven Dick
• “A Summary and Eleven Conclusions” by John Billingham
 “Future of Humanity: Seminar 1” (9.8 MB PDF)
April 11–14, 1999
• Three Critical Questions
• Participant Statements
• Suggested Factors for Discussion
• Seminar Transcripts
• Interview with Jerome Glenn and Francis Heylighen
Center for Human Evolution Workshops
 “The
Evolution of the Human Brain” (4
MB PDF)
March 19–20, 2005
• Three Critical Questions
• Workshop Description
• Workshop Transcripts
• Workshop Agenda
• Participant Biographies
 “Cultural Evolution” (3.5
MB PDF)
May 18–19, 2000
• The Critical Questions
• Center for Human Evolution
• Workshop Description
• Workshop Transcripts
• Participant Biographies
 “How Evolution Works” (4.3
MB PDF)
November 4–5, 1999
• The Critical Questions
• Center for Human Evolution Overview
• Workshop Description
• Workshop Transcripts
• Articles by Workshop Participants
 “The Evolution of Human Intelligence” (7.7 MB PDF)
Workshop 1: November 12–13,
1998
Workshop 2: February 11–12, 1999
• The Critical Questions
• Workshop Description
• The Evolution of Human Intelligence
• Workshop Transcripts
Education and Outreach Seminars
 “The Future: Young Scholars'
Inquiry” Pilot Seminar (7.9 MB PDF)
June 9,
2005
• Seminar Summary
• Young Scholars' Research Abstracts
• Young Scholars' Observations
• Seminar Transcripts
• Powerpoint Presentations
The Next Thousand Years Television Series Workshops
 “This Tiny Planet” (4.3 MB)
June 18–20, 2004
• Workshop Summary
• Key Components and Synopsis of Program “Earth and Beyond”
• Participant Statements
• Workshop Transcripts
• “The Next Thousand Years” Background Notes
 “The Future Human” (4.3 MB PDF)
November 8–10, 2002
• Workshop Summary
• Theme Quotations
• Scholar Interviews
• “The Future Human” Preliminary Outline
• Workshop Transcripts
 “First Producers Workshop” (3.6
MB PDF)
April 19–21, 2002
• Description of the Producers Workshop
• Summary of Workshop Results
• Producer Questionnaire Responses
• Workshop Transcripts
• Biographies and Credits
Books
 Reflections on Life by Walter P. Kistler
Science, Religion, Truth, Ethics, Success, Society
with Frank Miele
ISBN 0-9677252-8-3 (casebound)
ISBN 0-9677252-9-1 (paperback)
reflectionsonlife.org
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