1. The Future is Now? Pretty Soon‚ at Least After reading Chapters 1-3‚ review the videos Ray Kurzweil on How Technology Will Transform Us and Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity. (Interactive transcripts are also available on the TED web site.) Based on what you have learned‚ which of Kurzweil’s predictions do you agree with‚ and which do you doubt? Why? Please be specific. I agree with Kurzweil’s predictions about the communications revolution. Kurzweil states that‚ “The
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Adopting modern ways and new ideas move people forward by building on foundations of traditions. When traditions are lost‚ modernization sets in. Modernization is when technology blends with culture and they exist together in a contemporary time period. The main issue with modernization is that it is a continuing cycle of innovations and change that never cease and force the loss of traditions. There are four key concepts which help explain how modernization manifests; first‚ the decline of small
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Preparing my future This part of my life...this part is all about trying to make the right choice for my future. The right choice so I can pursue my dream. I got a dream and this dream is to have a degree from an English university and have a career within the UN after volunteering. The fact that I want to volunteer for the United Nations is also based on my personal experience. From an early age‚ I was taking part in voluntary activities at the local and community level. It helped me understand
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The Future of Policing CJA/214 October 7‚ 2013 Jason Huskey Outline I. Introduction A. The future of policing could dramatically change the way law enforcement operates in today’s society. II. GPS Satellites A. Parolee B. Drug trafficking III. Aerial Surveillance A. Bomb threats B. Undercover operations C. Video surveillance IV. Autonomous Vehicles A. Less traffic B. Save lives V. Conclusion GPS tracking could be implemented into each agency. In our society
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The Future of Fashion: A Business Perspective Contents Introduction Aim Objectives Methodology Secondary Research Conclusions Recommendations Bibliography Appendices Introduction In light of the difficult year head‚ a number of consumers have experienced the significant financial difficult. However‚ in China‚ derived from China GDP Growth Rate report‚ the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in China expanded 9.1 percent in the
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Running Head: CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE Classroom of the Future Abstract The classroom for future students in a normal school system could look drastically different in the next millennium. Electronic classrooms offer instructors a variety of multimedia presentation tools such as interactive white boards‚ laptops computers for each student‚ plasma screens for a computer projector‚ and computer generated simulations and animations. The following paper describes the ideal technically advanced
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<center><a href="http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/">Sam Vaknin’s Psychology‚ Philosophy‚ Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites</a></center> <br> <br>Many futurologists - professional (Toffler) and less so (Naisbitt) - tried their hand at predicting the future. They proved quite successful at predicting major trends but not as lucky in delineating their details. This is because‚ inevitably‚ every futurologist has to resort to crude tools such as extrapolation. The modern day versions of biblical prophets
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The Future of Aviation Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract Aviation is a field full of unanswered questions and mystery. With the ability to fly almost anything or anyone‚ new concerns are being addressed. How can we make this mode of travel more efficient? How can we make it more practical? Everything comes at a cost. With todays craft polluting our air and fuel becoming more and more expensive‚ it is up to us‚ for the sake of mankind‚ to develop new technology to push this
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The future of books The past decade has seen the unparalleled development of electronic devices. And the subversive popularity of e-books plays a crucial role in this process. Nowadays‚ it’s quite common to see a portable iPad instead of piles of heavy books in a teenager’s backpack. An increasing number of people prefer to tap on screens rather than turn paper pages. Because of this mounting craze‚ some people anticipate that with the looming momentum e-books will ultimately take the place of
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“The Future of Globalization” What exactly is globalisation? Before I talk about the future of globalization it is first of all important to understand what it truly means. From my research on the topic I feel that the following definition by the IMF is the most accurate. They describe globalization as the “growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and a variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows and also
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