super brains!
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A talk for the American Association of University Women, Minneapolis Branch. http://www.aauwmpls.org/TRANSCRIPT
Danger!
Industrial Thinking
John
Industrial Thinking
Knowledge Society
ICTs change how we communicate
ICTs change how we think
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ICTs change how we learn
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Citizen Scientists
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The future is already here –
it is just unevenly distributed.
– William Gibson
Past Future% o
f pop
ulat
ion
with
acc
ess
Three Trends
•Accelerating change
•Continuing globalization
•Innovation society fueled by knowmads
Accelerating Change
The Technological Singularity
Level of Advancement
J
Time
Technological Singularity
This Means...
•The amount of information available is doubling at an exponential rate
•The half-life of useable knowledge is decreasing exponentially
Also...
•It’s important that we expand our capabilities to imagine and create preferred futures
•We need to explore ways to upgrade ourselves to adapt to an ever-changing world
Globalization
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Nomads
Knowmads
ParadigmParadigmParadigm
Domain 1.0 2.0 3.0
Fundamental relationships Simple Complex Complex creative
(teleological)
Conceptualization of order
Hierarchic Heterarchic Intentional, self-organizing
Relationships of parts Mechanical Holographic Synergetic
Worldview Deterministic Indeterminate Design
Causality Linear Mutual Anticausal
Change process Assembly Morphogenic Creative destruction
Reality Objective Perspectival Contextual
Place Local Globalizing Globalized
Moravec’s Paradox
the other
The mind of a machine
Are we getting smarter?
Processing power per kg
Time
Meat
Silicon
Time
Meat
Processing power per kg
vs.
+ = ?
Moravec’s Paradox
John
Get Smart(er)
What...
are relevant skills and competencies for the 21st century?
Formal Non-formal Informal Serendipitous
Invisible Learning
Mindware
dot nl
In lieu of conclusion...
We still don’t know much about the human brain.
What’s next?
Transhumans
Posthumans
Will humans dream of electric sheep?