Food for Thought...Next: The Future Just Happened

A Sprouse asprouse at pickett-sprouse.com
Mon Aug 6 17:28:17 EDT 2001


Writer Michael Lewis was a guest on Charlie Rose last week.  Michael's
latest book, Next: The Future Just Happened, explores the social
implications of the internet.  Starting tonight, A&E is running a two part
series based upon the book.....see schedule below....


      A&E Special Presentation
      Next: The Future Just Happened, Pt. 1
      Monday , August 06 9:00 PM-11:00 PM

      Writer Michael Lewis takes us on a witty and fascinating journey to
discover how the Internet is changing our lives. We meet a teenager who used
his computer to make a fortune in the stock market before he was 15 and
another teen in California who offers legal advice online; and we find out
about the clock being built by high-tech scientists that is designed to run
for 10,000 years and make us all think differently about the future. TV G
      A&E Special Presentation
      Next: The Future Just Happened, Pt. 1
      Tuesday , August 07 1:00 AM-3:00 AM

      Writer Michael Lewis takes us on a witty and fascinating journey to
discover how the Internet is changing our lives. We meet a teenager who used
his computer to make a fortune in the stock market before he was 15 and
another teen in California who offers legal advice online; and we find out
about the clock being built by high-tech scientists that is designed to run
for 10,000 years and make us all think differently about the future. TV G
      A&E Special Presentation
      Next: The Future Just Happened, Pt. 2
      Tuesday , August 07 9:00 PM-11:00 PM

      Author Michael Lewis looks at the limitations of the Internet. In
Britain, the government gives 4,000 computers to poor people, but the
machines don't bring prosperity. In California, a father spends too much
time working on his laptop, and family life suffers. And Michael discovers
that the Internet can violate his privacy; using a commercial Internet
search service, he finds information about his new house. TV G
      A&E Special Presentation
      Next: The Future Just Happened, Pt. 2
      Wednesday, August 08 1:00 AM-3:00 AM

      Author Michael Lewis looks at the limitations of the Internet. In
Britain, the government gives 4,000 computers to poor people, but the
machines don't bring prosperity. In California, a father spends too much
time working on his laptop, and family life suffers. And Michael discovers
that the Internet can violate his privacy; using a commercial Internet
search service, he finds information about his new house. TV G

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