TY  - BOOK
AU  - Venkataraman,Bina
TI  - The optimist's telescope: thinking ahead in a reckless age 
SN  - 9780735219472
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Risk
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Self-help publications
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-307) and index; Introduction: The trouble with the future -- Part 1. The individual and the family. Ghosts of the past and future ; Dashboard driving ; Beyond the here and now -- Part 2. Businesses and organizations. The quick fix ; A bird's eye view ; The glitter bomb -- Part 3. Communities and society. Hell or high water ; The games we play ; The living crowd -- Coda: Hope for a reckless age
N2  - A former journalist and senior adviser in the Obama administration draws from her own experience, the stories she has reported from around the world, and research in biology, psychology, economics, archaeology, and beyond to identify the best ways to make decisions that benefit people over time
ER  -