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Precise, High-throughput Analysis of Bacterial Growth
Published on: September 19, 2017
概括
社会资源和期望推动了指数级的技术增长. 这种增长不太可能停止,除非知识变得有限或资源被故意限制,突出需要人口控制.
科学领域:
- 系统动态 系统动态
- 技术预测技术预测技术预测
- 社会影响分析分析.
背景情况:
- 技术进步是社会发展的关键驱动力.
- 以前的世界模拟模型已经探索了各种生长参数的相互作用.
- 了解技术的发展轨迹对于长期全球建模至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析技术增长的主要驱动因素.
- 在世界模拟模型中评估指数增长函数对技术的适用性.
- 评估技术增长对社会参数和生活质量的影响.
主要方法:
- 分析社会资源和期望作为关键参数.
- 使用指数函数建模技术增长.
- 对现有的世界动态模型 (Meadows等,Forrester) 和修改 (Boyd) 的审查.
主要成果:
- 社会资源和期望被确定为指数级技术增长的主要驱动力.
- 一个指数增长函数准确地代表了世界模拟模型中的技术组件.
- 技术增长虽然强大,但不能完全减轻诸如过度拥挤等负面影响.
结论:
- 指数式增长是世界模型中技术的强有力的假设.
- 减少人口增长是改善生活质量的关键因素.
- 技术是一个不断扩展的资源,具有越来越大的全球重要性.
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