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Category Archives: Technology
The End of the Beginning (2)
After sending yesterday’s message to my friend, she responded and some more up-dating was required. So this was my response to her response. — The first step is to understand that each of us is programmed at conception. Each of … Continue reading
Posted in genetics, Technology
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As we come to the End of the Beginning
Are human beings organic machines operated by organic computers that are programmed at the point of conception? How does this limit our “free will”? Do we have any free will now? These are genuine “existential” questions, those that go directly … Continue reading
Posted in genetics, Technology, The Future
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Genetic Engineering and CRISPR
One of the issues I have dealt with in past posts and remains one of the most important trends that have my attention is genetic engineering. I have found it difficult to provide people who do not follow this trend … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, The Future
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It’s a Two-Track World. Now, about the Coming Collision…
We live in a two-track world, a Fast Track and a Slow Track, where the tracks seem to run parallel to each other on a day-to-day basis, but we know they will eventually meet and either merge into one track, … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Technology, The Future
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The Isolation of the Internet
In the late nineties when so many of us were new to the Internet, it was like a gold mine. We could go out and search for little nuggets here and there, then pass them along to friends. There were … Continue reading
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The Brainy Mouse, the Robot Mom, and us
Trying to keep up with the rapidly emerging sciences of genetic engineering and AI, artificial intelligence, is a daunting task. I can only race along, trying to catch the highlights, but that’s enough to absorb a great deal of time … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, The Future
Tagged artificial intelligence, genetics, genomics, Yuval Noah Harari
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Automation versus a $15 minimum wage
One of the joys of being an American citizen living outside the United States is that it can give you at least the illusion of separation from the shouting and anger of the current American political scene. I may have … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, US politics
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Smart Factories
This is a special post with a link to something that pulls together much of what is being said about the future and technology with a non-judgmental, balanced perspective. It also comes from Stratfor, a global analytical firm that is … Continue reading
Posted in Global analysis, Technology
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The Power of a Single Word
I said that I would provide some suggestions to people working in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and genetic engineering meant to help improve the debate on the moral and ethical issues that are so important to both fields. … Continue reading
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Don’t blink!
This is a relatively brief post today to make a point. A decade ago, “Future Brief” was a news publication that I edited and which was sent out to subscribers five days a week and is the namesake of this … Continue reading
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