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What will life be like...
The purpose of this blog is to investigate the ways in which life will change in the future. Theories and predictions about the future have been around a long time. People tend to respond to techonology along a specturm of attitudes between eager acceptance and complete rejection. The former technophiles, are excited about every new discovery and advancement. The later are called luddites who resist technology - a good example of this would be Amish people. Regardless of people's responses it often seems like the landscape of technology is changing at ever increasing speeds.
We know that technology changes the way that we live - in our social interaction and the way we go about routine tasks and even complex skills. We can now perform minute surgical procedures at the microscopic level. We have reduced personal computing to some powerful handheld devices. We can heat our food with microwaves and on and on.
So if you were to look into your crystal ball and make a prediction about how technology will change in the future what coudl you image...
Answer the following question in a new post:
We know that technology changes the way that we live - in our social interaction and the way we go about routine tasks and even complex skills. We can now perform minute surgical procedures at the microscopic level. We have reduced personal computing to some powerful handheld devices. We can heat our food with microwaves and on and on.
So if you were to look into your crystal ball and make a prediction about how technology will change in the future what coudl you image...
Answer the following question in a new post:
What new important technologies are going to emerge in the next 25 years?
How will these devices change the way we live as humans?
What aspects of technology should we be cautious or concerned about?
Which aspects should we embrace more fully?
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