James E. Pitt - Adventures In Brotherhood (1955)

Foreword

"A great deal of good can be done in this world if you do not care who gets the credit/'
 

The sense of mission suggested in those words perhaps conies closer than any other single sentence could in expressing the reason why the National Conference of Christians and Jews has become a tremendous force for brotherhood in American life. It is for this reason, too, that it seemed especially worthwhile to undertake this effort to assess the impact and influence during the past quarter century of this oldest and largest agency dedicated to the improvement of human relations. Millions of Americans know NCCJ'S name and have participated in its many and varied activities. But because the Conference has gone about its task of attacking the virus of hate and bigotry quietly and without fanfare, comparatively few people are aware of the scope and effectiveness of its endeavors. It would, in fact, take several volumes simply to list the vast number of thoughtful citizens who have given of their time and money to help make the Conference goal of the brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God a reality. There are many richly deserving of credit whose names and accomplishments are not recorded here because of the limitations of a work of this nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Joy - Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (2000)

 

Preface

 

Our most powerful 21st-century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are threatening to make humans an endangered species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herman Kahn & Irwin Mann - Ten common pitfalls (1957)

 

Info (RAND)

 

A draft of a chapter of a proposed book on military planning in an uncertain world. The present study identifies and discusses some of the common mistakes made by operations analysts and systems analysts. The authors summarize such pitfalls as modelism, statistical and real uncertainties, overconcentration, phasing, overambition, fanaticism, and hermitism.

 

 

 

 

 

RAND (Security 2040) - Brain Computer Interfaces (2020)

Summary

Brain-computer interface (BCI) represents an emerging and potentially disruptive area of technology that, to date, has received minimal public discussion in the defense and national security policy communities.
This research considered key areas in which future BCI technologies might be relevant for the warfighters of tomorrow. It sought to explore the operational value of current and future developments regarding man-machine neural communication, the associated vulnerabilities and risks, and the policy levers that should be in place before the technology is deployed.