Teaching Humans to Think Does Not Mean Indoctrination in How to Think

Do you find it quite interesting that when you join different groups or industry associations that they often offer seminars teaching you how to do things better and how to think in such a way to provide yourself with a greater chance of accomplishing your objectives or goals in that endeavor?

2007 Trends in Underwater Robotics

The Underwater World of Robotics is progressing at a record clip. If you look at the military expenditures from the Deep Sea Underwater Coast Guard road maps or the United States Naval Research exploits it is obvious that the technology is moving at break-neck speed. Indeed, we are watching improved performance in ROVs for underwater rescues, deep sea exploration and underwater infrastructure construction and repair in the private sector also moving forward rapidly.

2007 Trends in Artificial Intelligence

Very soon Artificial Intelligence will indeed surpass human intelligence. Very soon the human mind's ability to reason will be left in the dust by artificial intelligence computers and unless the human mind is interfaced with the artificial intelligence brain, humans will never catch up. Artificial Intelligence will be much different than the days of the Old Blue beating the human chess champion, as that was not true Artificial Intelligence; smart enough to beat a human, yes, but Artificial Intelligence, no, not really.

An Animal Shelter Vision

Most animal shelter workers are underpaid and overworked. At the end of the day a little success might be the reward of knowing a cat or dog found a good home. On the other hand, the day to day barrage of incoming animals is daunting. Is there another way to solve the pet-overpopulation problem?

Modern Classroom

Modern classroom does not need to keep image of large rooms with big blackboards and chalks on it, pictures and collages.

2007 Technologies of Programming the Human Mind

When we talk about computer brain interfaces many fundamentalist religious folks just cringe. Yet we all know this is coming soon and it is not just Sci Fi Authors like Stephen Baxster, Arthur C Clarke or Isaac Asmiov discussing this anymore. Many Futurists, neurologists and artificial intelligence programmers are as well.

Technology Integration In School

Modern school has the needs which can be satisfied through technology integration in study curriculum.

Community Service

Community service has been integrated in school life as an additional assistance to students to get success in their study and school environment relationships.

UAVs Along the Border Upset Nude Sunbathers; They Want to Sue

If you are one who follows the technology of robotic aircraft then you know how much these flying units are doing to help us all. In fact the challenges of mankind are being met with the robotic tools of the future.

The Greatest Invention In The World

The future is upon us in the form of the world wide web. It will not only bring people in communication with each other but it will also enable all humankind to share a common pool of knowledge.

MindMaps of the Future; Online Think Tank Topic

We have all seen the MindMaps that have become so popularized through seminars and their excellent spokesmen, authors and psychological researchers, but it is now time to take these MindMaps to a whole new level and use them to predict behavior mathematically by way of computer and perhaps even use them for AI or Artificial Intelligent Computer programming.

To Test Or Not To Test? That Is The Question

Standardized testing is good or bad? In an age where educational toys make learning fun, does testing have a place? Does it warrant getting tutors for challenging subjects? Is a math tutor or a math toy a must to do well in math?

Space Camp for Your Children!

Many of us growing up wanted to go to the NASA Space Camp in Alabama and of course that would not be easy, as the competition was severely tough. Recently one of our Online Think Tank members from the UK notified us that he was building a VR or Virtual Reality, 3D, Surround a Sound model, simulator of the Space Shuttle, he is in Europe. Cool stuff.

Becoming a Futurist - It May Be In Your Future

Often people ask me why I became a Futurist? The interesting thing is that our minds are set up to plan for the future, perhaps this is why the human species has indeed made it this far. Unfortunately, if we do not plan in advance and throw caution to the wind too often we make rather poor decisions and the law of unintended consequences prevails.