Editing James Burke (science historian) (section)

==Predictions==
In an article for the ''[[Radio Times]]'' in 1973, Burke predicted the widespread use of computers for business decisions, the creation of metadata banks of personal information, and changes in human behaviour, such as greater willingness to reveal personal information to strangers. In an interview on the ''[[PM (Radio 4)|PM]]'' programme on BBC Radio 4 on 30 August 2013, Burke discussed his predictions of a [[post-scarcity economy]] driven by advances in [[Molecular assembler#Nanofactories|nanofactories]], which he believes may be viable by 2043.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://audioboo.fm/boos/1574606-james-burke-predicted-the-future-in-1973-now-he-does-it-again |title=Audioboo / James Burke predicted the future in 1973. Now he does it again |publisher=Audioboo.fm |access-date=2013-09-01}}</ref>

Burke posed at least one of his predictions as a question. In ''Connections'', he notes that the increase in connections over time causes the rate of innovation to [[Accelerating change|accelerate]], and asks what happens when this rate, or more importantly "change" itself, becomes [[Future shock|too much for the average person to handle]]. He also questions what this would mean for individual power, liberty, and privacy.<ref>{{cite AV media | people= James Burke (Actor), Mick Jackson (Director) |date=1978 |title=Connections 1 |trans-title=Yesterday, Tomorrow and You |medium=DVD |language=en |time=42:00 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc. }}</ref>

In the conclusion of ''Connections'', Burke said that computing and communications might be controlled by a [[computer science]] élite. Later, he suggested at the conclusion of ''The Day the Universe Changed'' that a worldwide revolution in communications and computer technology would allow people to instantaneously exchange ideas and opinions.