Sci Rep. 2012;2:350. doi: 10.1038/srep00350. Epub 2012 Apr 5.
We introduce a future orientation index to quantify the degree to which Internet users worldwide seek more information about years in the future than years in the past. We analyse Google logs and find a striking correlation between the country's GDP and the predisposition of its inhabitants to look forward.
我们引入了一个未来导向指数，用以量化全球互联网用户对未来年份的信息搜索量超过过去年份信息搜索量的程度。我们分析了谷歌的搜索日志，发现国家 GDP 与居民的前瞻性倾向之间存在显著的相关性。
