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The site was familiar - I could perceive the emblematic Hoover<br />

tower and the surrounding neo-Spanish buildings immersed in the<br />

atmosphere of excitement and hesitancy typical of large groups of<br />

first-day Freshman milling around.<br />

I went into the Economics Department building. A sign in the<br />

hallway in front of the first classroom do a stopped me dead in my<br />

tracks it read:<br />

Fall Semester 2020<br />

Ecospohy 101<br />

That is when I started to suspect that I had somehow ended up in<br />

the future In the room, a very attractive mature woman was<br />

starting to lecture.<br />

'Once upon a time people actually graduated with degrees such as<br />

Economics, Business Administration, Monetary Theory, Psychology,<br />

a even Sociology and Political Science without having a firm<br />

foundation in Ecosophy. It seems that at that time there was no<br />

awareness that this would be as dangerous as having a “ Doctorate<br />

Degree in Stomachs" for example without any understanding about<br />

food, Mood circulation or the nervous system.<br />

'The origin of the word 'ecosophy" is similar to me etymology of the<br />

words "ecology" and 'economy".' She started writing with what<br />

looked like a small laser-light pen, and me text appeared<br />

simultaneously floating in me air a few feet in front of three walls. I<br />

thought 'some holographic laser technology: I am definitely in the<br />

future ...<br />

Three neat columns of wads appeared as follows:<br />

Greek Roots Contemporary Words Initial Meaning

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