February 15, 2005
Talk about lifelong learning opportunities!
CBS News | Coming Soon: Immortality? | February 13, 2005 16:00:16
Ray Kurzweil predicts technological innovations could create immortality in as few as 20 years. Such predictions have been around for a long time but Kurzweil has a pretty decent futurist track record.
Of course, Kurzweil is known for his observations on the fact that amount of available knowledge doubling every year and demonstrating the accelerating pace of discovery. These are some of my favorite "eye-openers" in getting teachers and corporate training folks to think out-of-the box about how we educate. I might have to pick up a copy of this new book to see if his insights on immortality are equally profound!
Given all the implications for society, I am not sure whether immortality is a utopian or dystopian vision but that is a post for a different blog...
Posted by Rovy at February 15, 2005 4:30 AM