Time-Topic grid

From Wise Nano

Note: Transition period is defined as starting when a general-purpose nanoscale device that can build a physical copy of itself under direct computer control in less than a week. The earliest self-copying device may be slow, may use weak materials, and may not have a library of designs yet. Transition should end when there is molecularly precise production from kilogram-per-hour nanofactories.

Pre-MM is from now until the first general-purpose nanoscale device exists.

First-Order effects are the direct result of technological capabilities that are created during the transition period and beyond.

Second-Order effects are indirect results. A First-order effect would directly cause a second-order effect.

	Pre-MM	Transition	First Effects	Second Effects
Economics	Pre-MM Economics	Transition Economics	1st-order Economics	2nd-order Economics
Environment	Pre-MM Environment	Transition Environment	1st-order Environment	2nd-order Environment
Humanitarian issues	Pre-MM Humanitarian	Transition Humanitarian	1st-order Humanitarian	2nd-order Humanitarian
Informational systems	Pre-MM Informational	Transition Informational	1st-order Informational	2nd-order Informational
Medicine	Pre-MM Medicine	Transition Medicine	1st-order Medicine	2nd-order Medicine
Security
Geopolitics	Pre-MM Geopolitics	Transition Geopolitics	1st-order Geopolitics	2nd-order Geopolitics
Policing	Pre-MM Policing	Transition Policing	1st-order Policing	2nd-order Policing
Technology	Pre-MM Technology	Transition Technology	1st-order Technology	2nd-order Technology