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Trekonomics

The Economics of Star Trek

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Written by: Manu Saadia
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What would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Trekonomics, the premier book in financial journalist Felix Salmon's imprint PiperText, approaches scarcity economics by coming at it backward - through thinking about a universe where scarcity does not exist. Delving deep into the details and intricacies of 24th-century society, Trekonomics explores post-scarcity and whether we, as humans, are equipped for it. What are the prospects of automation and artificial intelligence? Is there really no money in Star Trek? Is Trekonomics at all possible?

©2016 Manu Saadia (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
Arts & Entertainment Economics Popular Culture Artificial Intelligence Science Fiction Business Robotics Star Trek
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"Manu Saadia has managed to show us one more reason, perhaps the most compelling one of all, why we all need the world of Star Trek to one day become the world we live in." (Chris Black, writer and coexecutive producer, Star Trek: Enterprise)

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Don't let the title fool you, this book is deep!

I guess "the economics of post scarcity as explored in popular science fiction, and how it relates to reality" probably wouldn't fly off the shelves. this is a great, entertaining read, and you will feel better about the world when you're done. Make it so No1.

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Great Content, Mispronounces Every Trek Word

You'd think someone on this team would know it's Ferengi not Ferengis, planet Risa not Rizza, and Garek not Gar-rock. Wow. Still, great ideas about how Trek's economy could work and interesting insights about the shows.

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