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The Future of Almost Everything, page 37
Tibet 170, 172
tidal power 242
tobacco 83, 157; see also cigarettes
Tor 57, 58
Toronto Hospital for Sick Children 46
tourism 201, 208
Toyota 136, 168, 287
tracing 44
trading, virtual 253
transgenic animals 93
Transnistria 127
Transparency International 126
transport logistics 163, 165
travel industry 200
trends, counter- 13–14
trends, long-term 6–8
tribal identity 120, 122, 136, 163
tribalism 13
Trojan horses 52
trust 5, 136, 140, 179, 186, 187, 210, 226, 260, 266, 286, 288
Truth About AIDS, The (book) 87
Truth about Westminster, The (book) 225
T3 (magazine) 32
tuberculosis (TB) 83–4, 86, 206
Turkey 27, 75, 113, 151, 232
Turkmenistan 291
Tutu, Archbishop Desmond 73
Twitter 36, 51, 137
2G 193
U
UAE see United Arab Emirates
Uber 38, 204
Uganda 71, 73, 86, 147, 149, 164, 184, 189, 252
Uighars 170
UK 27, 17, 19, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 44, 46, 82, 85, 120–31, 123, 128, 137, 138, 143, 146–7, 156, 159, 210
as global power 121
birth rate in 76
book sales in 60
drug abuse 157, 158
e-books in 60
e-commerce in 191
EU and 121, 123
inflation in 24
investment in 78
life expectancy in 107, 110
migration to 75, 76–7
mobile banking in 20, 30
national debt of 25
nuclear energy in 19
online shopping in 181, 184
pensions in 139, 269–70
property prices in 77–8
social networks in 48
tribalism in 120–31
women in the workforce in 264–5
UKIP 118
Ukraine 19, 55–6, 80, 116, 125, 126–7, 221, 259, 306–7
ultra-resolution microscopy 88
unemployment 73, 155, 159, 264
UN Environment Programme 233
Unilever 22, 283
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 24, 208, 241, 242
sovereign wealth fund 24
United Nations 135, 175, 246, 255, 258, 311
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 282–3
universalism 161
universities 7, 11, 70, 90, 92, 151, 168, 174, 211–12, 213, 217, 265, 269
UN Security Council 132, 175
uranium 237, 244
urbanisation 66, 68–70
Urdu 173
Uruguay 158
US Veterans Health Administration 88
US 40, 118
attitude to illegal drugs 158
car ownership in 203
democracy in 222
global output of 26
global trade and 175
government bonds 24
immigrants and 175, 176–7
infrastructure in 253
life expectancy in 107
military spending 128, 129
national debt of 25
newspapers in 62
obesity in 83
race in 176
real estate in 79
religion in 176
shale gas and 176, 237–8
wealth gap in 68
V
vegetarianism 258, 262, 262–3
Venezuela 176, 221
Verichip 44
Viagra 81, 153
Victoria, Lake 252
video links 35–6, 202
videos, uploaded 35
video streaming 38; see also YouTube
Vietnam 28, 113, 131, 165, 171, 184, 238
viral pandemics 84–7
ViralNova 62
Virgin Galactic 207
viruses 84–5, 86, 87, 88, 94, 201
as weapons 87–8
Visa 193
Vodafone 193
Vogue (magazine) 143
voice-to-text technology 29
volatile markets 27
volunteering 138, 139, 265, 291–2
W
Wall Street 162, 197–8
Walmart 183, 287, 289
war games 132–3
Warrior Gene 94
Washington Post (newspaper) 62
water 16, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 95, 145, 171, 177, 185, 207, 222, 233, 243, 246, 249–50, 251–2, 252–3, 254, 262, 295
bottled 177, 262, 263
grey 251
virtual 253, 254
water power 248
wave power 242
wealth disparity 68
weather patterns 47
web censorship 37, 149, 150, 292; see also censorship
web infrastructure 51, 55
Western culture 14, 219
Western Union 73
whales 104
WHO see World Health Organisation
wifi 37
Wild Cards 8, 12, 18–19, 19, 21, 65, 200
wind power 56, 171, 237, 242, 244, 248, 281
wind turbines 26, 56, 242, 248
women, abuse of 150
women in business 217
Wonderbra 150
work, part-time 138, 139, 264, 267, 300
working, virtual 202, 267, 268
work patterns 263–4, 267, 268
World Bank 168
World Health Organisation (WHO) 47, 86
World Trade Center, attacks on 19
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 165
X
Xi Jinping 169
Xiaomi 37, 173
Xinjiang 170
Y
Yahoo 172, 266
Yangtze River 252
Yellow River 250
Yemen 220
YouTube 29, 35, 36, 38, 50, 59, 119, 137, 143, 152, 164, 212
Z
Zambia 295
Zimbabwe 134
ZTE 173
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tidal power 242
tobacco 83, 157; see also cigarettes
Tor 57, 58
Toronto Hospital for Sick Children 46
tourism 201, 208
Toyota 136, 168, 287
tracing 44
trading, virtual 253
transgenic animals 93
Transnistria 127
Transparency International 126
transport logistics 163, 165
travel industry 200
trends, counter- 13–14
trends, long-term 6–8
tribal identity 120, 122, 136, 163
tribalism 13
Trojan horses 52
trust 5, 136, 140, 179, 186, 187, 210, 226, 260, 266, 286, 288
Truth About AIDS, The (book) 87
Truth about Westminster, The (book) 225
T3 (magazine) 32
tuberculosis (TB) 83–4, 86, 206
Turkey 27, 75, 113, 151, 232
Turkmenistan 291
Tutu, Archbishop Desmond 73
Twitter 36, 51, 137
2G 193
U
UAE see United Arab Emirates
Uber 38, 204
Uganda 71, 73, 86, 147, 149, 164, 184, 189, 252
Uighars 170
UK 27, 17, 19, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 44, 46, 82, 85, 120–31, 123, 128, 137, 138, 143, 146–7, 156, 159, 210
as global power 121
birth rate in 76
book sales in 60
drug abuse 157, 158
e-books in 60
e-commerce in 191
EU and 121, 123
inflation in 24
investment in 78
life expectancy in 107, 110
migration to 75, 76–7
mobile banking in 20, 30
national debt of 25
nuclear energy in 19
online shopping in 181, 184
pensions in 139, 269–70
property prices in 77–8
social networks in 48
tribalism in 120–31
women in the workforce in 264–5
UKIP 118
Ukraine 19, 55–6, 80, 116, 125, 126–7, 221, 259, 306–7
ultra-resolution microscopy 88
unemployment 73, 155, 159, 264
UN Environment Programme 233
Unilever 22, 283
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 24, 208, 241, 242
sovereign wealth fund 24
United Nations 135, 175, 246, 255, 258, 311
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 282–3
universalism 161
universities 7, 11, 70, 90, 92, 151, 168, 174, 211–12, 213, 217, 265, 269
UN Security Council 132, 175
uranium 237, 244
urbanisation 66, 68–70
Urdu 173
Uruguay 158
US Veterans Health Administration 88
US 40, 118
attitude to illegal drugs 158
car ownership in 203
democracy in 222
global output of 26
global trade and 175
government bonds 24
immigrants and 175, 176–7
infrastructure in 253
life expectancy in 107
military spending 128, 129
national debt of 25
newspapers in 62
obesity in 83
race in 176
real estate in 79
religion in 176
shale gas and 176, 237–8
wealth gap in 68
V
vegetarianism 258, 262, 262–3
Venezuela 176, 221
Verichip 44
Viagra 81, 153
Victoria, Lake 252
video links 35–6, 202
videos, uploaded 35
video streaming 38; see also YouTube
Vietnam 28, 113, 131, 165, 171, 184, 238
viral pandemics 84–7
ViralNova 62
Virgin Galactic 207
viruses 84–5, 86, 87, 88, 94, 201
as weapons 87–8
Visa 193
Vodafone 193
Vogue (magazine) 143
voice-to-text technology 29
volatile markets 27
volunteering 138, 139, 265, 291–2
W
Wall Street 162, 197–8
Walmart 183, 287, 289
war games 132–3
Warrior Gene 94
Washington Post (newspaper) 62
water 16, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 95, 145, 171, 177, 185, 207, 222, 233, 243, 246, 249–50, 251–2, 252–3, 254, 262, 295
bottled 177, 262, 263
grey 251
virtual 253, 254
water power 248
wave power 242
wealth disparity 68
weather patterns 47
web censorship 37, 149, 150, 292; see also censorship
web infrastructure 51, 55
Western culture 14, 219
Western Union 73
whales 104
WHO see World Health Organisation
wifi 37
Wild Cards 8, 12, 18–19, 19, 21, 65, 200
wind power 56, 171, 237, 242, 244, 248, 281
wind turbines 26, 56, 242, 248
women, abuse of 150
women in business 217
Wonderbra 150
work, part-time 138, 139, 264, 267, 300
working, virtual 202, 267, 268
work patterns 263–4, 267, 268
World Bank 168
World Health Organisation (WHO) 47, 86
World Trade Center, attacks on 19
World Trade Organisation (WTO) 165
X
Xi Jinping 169
Xiaomi 37, 173
Xinjiang 170
Y
Yahoo 172, 266
Yangtze River 252
Yellow River 250
Yemen 220
YouTube 29, 35, 36, 38, 50, 59, 119, 137, 143, 152, 164, 212
Z
Zambia 295
Zimbabwe 134
ZTE 173
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