During a period of my childhood I lied a lot. At one point, my father approached me and said, “If you don’t lie to us, we won’t lie to you.” That made sense to me. From that point forward I have very rarely lied. Later I realized that if I told the truth, life became […]
Technology continues to replace human workers. Some people feel that we are moving in the direction of making people obsolete. A few scientists envision technological advancement going beyond our control. Some believe the world will come to an end in a war between humans and technology. This is related to the idea of a world […]
Money will continue to exist in the future, But there are many possible forms. 92 percent of the world’s currency in use today is in electronic (digital) form using computers and devices like smartphones. The trend is towards more and more digital and less and less physical. Physical money might even become obsolete. One major […]
There are many examples of activities on this planet that huge amounts of money are spent on with products that are not really for the betterment of mankind. In 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced that the Pentagon could not account for some of their spending: “According to some estimates, we cannot track $2.3 […]
Today we see technology involved in activities that are questionable at best. This includes covert use of our personal information and digital surveillance. Digital media is being used to promote socially irresponsible and degrading messages. So-called “artificial intelligence” is not truly intelligent and is being used to replace people. Technology can be a very helpful […]
A unicorn is an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has a straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead. But among investors and especially concerning tech startups, a tech unicorn is a tech company that has been valued by investors at more than one billion dollars. This list includes many such […]
If something is impossible it is not able to be done or it cannot happen. But the U.S. Armed Forces have used this as a slogan: “The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.” Is there anything that is truly impossible? Things are impossible to the degree that there are limits. Computers have […]
Although the advancement of technology on our planet has provided many benefits, it has also resulted in the loss of earlier technology and wisdom. For example, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a British nurse, social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She made statements that today would be quite controversial: “There are no specific […]
“Cognitive” is a word relating to mental functioning, including logic. “Dissonance” when used in a musical sense refers to the unpleasant combination of discordant notes. So “cognitive dissonance” is a mental conflict, disharmony and discomfort, especially when beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information. This is one of the primary barriers to progress in today’s […]
Everyone envisions events they want to happen and tries to make them become reality. We all want to make our dreams come true. This is done using imagination and action. But too many barriers can blunt both. When things have become too complex and confusing, people can focus on the past rather than dream their […]