CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES: THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY Introduction: The complex web of the global information grid will undergo explosive changes over the coming decades. As advances in science and technology converge‚ a myriad array of discoveries in biotechnology‚ nanotechnology and information technology will produce unpredictable effects that must be accounted for in any estimate of what the world will look like in this future. A strategically important feature of
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Positive leadership refers to the application of positive principles and positive change. It helps leaders to become more effective in their jobs. Applying principles of positive leadership leads to extraordinary performance. Positive leadership has three connotations: 1) It refers to the facilitation of extraordinarily positive performance – that is‚ positively deviant performance. Outcomes that exceed common or expected performance. 2) Affirmative bias – or a focus on strengths and capabilities
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Summary of Prevail and Transcend Scenario In chapter six of Radical Evolution‚ author Joel Garreau shows through various interviews and examples that even though technology may be rising on an exponentially increasing Curve‚ humans may still be able to change the effects of technological advance in unpredictable ways. Deemed the Prevail scenario‚ it is also characterized by humans slowing down once-viewed inevitable change viewed as negative and speeding up positive change. Another great theme
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The Large Ant as an Ineffectual Critique of Human Moral Nature What is “human nature”? Do a natural set of behavioral paradigms govern our morals at the most basic level? And more importantly‚ are those prescribed behaviors inherently good‚ or naturally evil? The Large Ant by Howard Fast depicts human nature as leaning toward the latter. Many other artistic and literary works seem to take this position‚ arguing that because humans have the capacity to commit evil deeds‚ they must themselves be
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Tyler Saplan 2/26/14 IB English HL 002948-0043 The Human Condition in “Zorba the Greek” In “Zorba the Greek”‚ Kazantzakis uses imagery to convey his ideas regarding the human condition. All of the quotes indicate that the human condition is ignorance‚ naivety‚ and the struggle to attain one’s own happiness. I will talk about each of these in order of how I listed them. Kazantzakis puts a fine line between ignorance between ignorance and naivety which is interesting considering they go hand
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Book review: Drew Magary’s PostMortal The Postmortal starts with whispers that an anti-aging cure has been discovered. This is similar to the human capacity enhancement proposal speculated in chapter 3 of Dickenson’s bioethics. Also‚ we see similar proposal play out in the chapters of More and Vita-More’s Transhumanist Reader‚ where technology is speculated to be used to stop aging process‚ enhance human intelligent‚ capability and agility. More even goes a step further to propose ‘the Posthumanist’
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The truth is that artificial intelligence isn’t just science fiction anymore. Even now there is a robot in Japan that is developing a sense of self-awareness‚ much like that of a real nine month old child (Popular Science). While the science behind artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a reality‚ the ethics of it is still questionable. The opportunities and possibilities of it are limitless and unpredictable‚ which is exactly what makes it such a wonderful plaything for the creativity of
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Compare how our core text and the related material represent the complexities of conflicting perspectives and values Infinitely different‚ humanity offers a myriad of conflicting perspectives on the issues that dominate our lives. Guterson’s novel‚ Snow Falling on Cedars (SFOC) explores the issues close to man’s heart which consistently recur as universally important in the human condition‚ across time‚ context and culture. Guterson presents the values of justice and truth triumphing over
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“Despite the occurrence of natural disasters and human tragedies‚ often on a large scale‚ the human condition continues to improve materially‚ spiritually‚ ethically and culturally” Throughout the history of mankind‚ people have always sought a need to gain new skills and knowledge in order to make their everyday life slightly better. With the course of time‚ this initial purpose hasn’t undergone significant changes and till now it has a lot to do with improving different aspects of human conditions
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Humanity has been searching for an answer in the lifeless objects that humans call their own creations with the intent to embody the technological genesis of a world that will soon consume the future of time. When comparing Joseph Kosinski’s post-apocalyptic‚ Oblivion‚ and Jim Morris’ animated film‚ Wall-E‚ similarities between both struggling protagonists are revealed‚ leading the reader to realize that the human instinct of survival has evolved into an impulse for humans to forge a world of their
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