Most of these are ancient now (or have already happened), but I had been compiling a few startup ideas over the years at http://tedbarnett.com/ideas/
Great books
Jared M. Diamond: Guns, Germs, and Steel
History as a Darwinian process.Geoffrey A. Moore: Inside the Tornado
We're all competing in tornadoes these days.Boyce Rensberger: Life Itself
Biology as nanomachines. Blew my mind.Steven Pinker: The Blank Slate
Required reading for parents.David Brin: The Transparent Society
As is often the case, the first 2 chapters are all you need to read. An exciting, alarming, and realistic view of the the future.
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