Herman Kahn

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Patricia Marx interviews futurist Herman Kahn on the prognostications and forecasting methodologies outlined in his recent book "The Year 2000." Kahn tackles issues such as poverty, population changes, technology and industry, race relations, environmental and social engineering, and the potential threat of nuclear war. Positing that the central issue of the 21st century will be the search for meaning and purpose, Kahn characterizes the post-industrial man as a "new" and "superior" human grappling with the potential Faustian repercussions of his new-found progress and success.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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