Course Overview. Goals and Activities
Lecture and Discussion: Is There Really Anything New Under the Sun?
Leaping between new and old technologies.
CNET Cutting Edge
http://news.cnet.com/cutting-edge/
THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION
http://thefutureofinnovation.org/the_future_of_innovation_diary
27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012
http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/03/27-science-fictions-that-became-science-facts-in-2012/
10 inventions inspired by science fiction
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Ten-Inventions-Inspired-by-Science-Fiction.html
Center for Digital education
The Higher Education Short List of Emerging Technology
http://www.centerdigitaled.com/news/The-Higher-Education-Short-List-of-Emerging-Technology.html
The Space Elevator:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/ast07sep_1/
Reading Assignment for Tuesday February 3:
Technology Transfer, The Cold War and the relationship of military technology to civilian use, NASA, ARPA,
1.. From Augmenting Human Intellect: a Conceptual Framework, Douglas Engelbart.
2. Is Google Making Us Stupid?
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/#