Physics of the Future

This article is useful because it explores the profound advantages of modern space technology. Several factors limit the depth of space exploration for humans. Astronauts would be able to travel further if they had better space suits. A single fault in any type of space suit is fatal, as the vast climate of space is so much different from the atmosphere of Earth and therefore completely nonsupporting of a human without full insulation and protection. High-tech space suits could not only provide better comfort to astronauts, but they could also provide more convenience and productivity, resulting in higher overall performance. Not only could improved, futuristic spacesuits enable astronauts to support themselves for an extended period of time, enabling them to travel further distances, newer technology might even be able to bring humans to places that have been far too hostile to travel before-- like Mars.

This website shows you two different ideas of a timeline from 2015 all the way to 2100. It gave us a basic understanding of what might be to come before 2100, so we can accurately make predictions on what the future may hold. The page itself may not seem to look very reliable, but the website the information is from is a newsletter completely based on predictions of the future. By knowing what may come before the twenty-second century, we are able to see into the future clearly. This project is to understand the future of our civilization "Will the year 2100 bring disaster or salvation?"

This website has a variety of stories and articles about the future of energy by many different authors. These articles include interviews, pictures, and proof of reliability embedded within the stories and citations.

I think that this is a great site for learning more about nanotechnology and what it does. It is a government website, so all of the facts are going to be true. There are facts on this site from how big a nanometer is to what nanotechnology can be put to use for. Just from reading the website over once I have already learned so much more about nanotechnology. I think this is a source that will be very helpful in the future.

"But nanotechnologists think they have an answer for treatment as well, and it comes in the form of targeted drug therapies. If scientists can load their cancer-detecting gold nanoparticles with anticancer drugs, they could attack the cancer exactly where it lives. Such a treatment means fewer side effects and less medication used. Nanoparticles also carry the potential for targeted and time-release drugs. A potent dose of drugs could be delivered to a specific area but engineered to release over a planned period to ensure maximum effectiveness and the patient's safety." Nanotechnology can be a better, more efficient way of getting rid of cancer cells.

This seems like a great website to use. It backs up all of its statements with facts, so we know we can rely on it. I know this source will come in handy later because it actually explains how nanotechnology is used in some medical fields. I also know this is reliable because they list the sources that they used. This seems like a very official site to use.

future of nano tech video. talking about what it can dp

This page seems to be reliable to me because the interviewees were very prestigious professors at multiple universities. Also, one of the interviewees was a futurist who devotes his time to predict the future and what it will be like based off of basic sciences. That is why this video seemed to be legit to me.

I own a pair of Google Glass and see the potential to radically shift many things in our lives, but the tech is not quite there yet. I find it fascinating that the book predicted wearable tech in 2010 and in 2014 I am part of the movement. Really good eye opener to me with no pun intended.

"By imitating humans in ways both poignant and disorienting, Kazemi's bots focus our attention on the power and the limits of automated technology, as well as reminding us of our own tendency to speak and act in ways that are essentially robotic."

"It is now widely accepted that the developing world needs to invest in science and technology or risk falling behind as the technology gap between the North and South widens. However, these investments must be balanced by continued investment in basic population-wide services, such as healthcare and water supply and sanitation. Achieving this balance is a matter of ongoing debate in policy circles, and leaders and policy-makers in developing countries often have to make difficult decisions that pit investment in new technologies and capacity-building in science and technology against basic population-wide services such as healthcare and water supply and sanitation." This is about how technology and science is used for wealth.

Getting some resources off of a government website was a good find and should provide some viable information to use. It will also help us connect with how science and technology is related to wealth.

What you do today could affect what happened yesterday.

"...but the researchers say that the rules of the quantum world conspire to preserve causality by "hiding" the influence of future choices until those choices have actually been made." It is interesting to see our existence through that lens. It is strange to believe that you are always being influenced by the choices and decisions that you have not made yet. This source seems reliable because it was written by a website that has true information.

Like to drive? Enjoy it while it lasts. This site is useful because it shows a very recent study on the future of a car controlled completely by a computer. This site is reliable because it is on a news website and Fox is usually pretty reliable.

"So, what does the future hold?" This site is useful because it describes how the internet, super computers, and data storage devices will be. This site is reliable because it has very detailed and factual information and it has many charts and graphs proving its legitimacy. 

This is the future of the office "Imagine someone rolling out what looks like a blueprint … only the buildings begin to literally pop off the page, showing you like never before what the structure will look like before it is even built. There is no way to describe how amazing this architectural innovation is - you have to see it to believe it (video below)! Forget the physical: you can now generate high-speed, life-like, visually three-dimensional and fully-automated holographic models of buildings cheaper, faster and more accurately than its 'real life' equivalents."

This is some pretty mind-blowing technology, just to be able to see a picture in 360 angles and the picture just be a flat piece of plastic. The hologram is a technology that many people will have use for in the future... making it a use for us in this project. I believe this is a seemingly reputable source being that it came from the company that produces the product. I loved the second picture, once you lower your eye-point you see a street view of the potential building.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) would be the possession of intelligence, or the exercise of thought, by machines such as computers."

"While we don't know what thought or intelligence is, essentially, and while we're very far from agreed on what things do and don't have it, almost everyone agrees that humans think, and agrees with Descartes that our intelligence is amply manifest in our speech. Along these lines, Alan Turing suggested that if computers showed human level conversational abilities we should, by that, be amply assured of their intelligence. Turing proposed a specific conversational test for human-level intelligence, the "Turing test" it has come to be called. Turing himself characterizes this test in terms of an "imitation game"" This seems to be a wonderful source, and I feel that it is reliable because it is an official academic resource, reviewed by many. I plan on using this fantastic source for general information, and specifically the bit I quoted for determining exactly what qualifies as an artificial intelligence. Many computers are considered "thoughtful" but what truly defines AI I play to learn from Turing's Test; an experiment developed by Alan Turing (another facet I would consider researching)

This summarizes the trends in the chapter of medicine. "Future of Medicine Near Future: Genomic Medicine, Medical Scanners, Stem Cells, Midcentury: Gene Therapy, Designer Children Far Future: Reversing Aging, Immortality, Bringing Back Dinosaurs & Neanderthals, Germ Warfare"

Review of the book giving insight into each chapter

Review of the book giving insight into each chapter

This is a video of Michio Kaku talking about his book, and what is included in the book.

Video of Kaku speaking at the Museum of Science in March 2011

This is someone else's outline of the book, which is important because it is showing the opinions of the book from someone else's perspective.

The review of "Physics of the Future" is very interesting to to take into account when about to read the book. Dwight Garner's review on this book gives another perspective to consider, not only about the ideas represented by Michio Kaku, but also about Kaku's writing ability.

New York Times article describing the book Physics of the Future

This page summarizes the whole book, "Physics of the Future" . It will be very useful in understanding the summary book.

article about future of Computers

NPR report on Physics of the Future

a new direction we need to look at in Medicine. 

I think this website will be a great reference through out this project. It provides us with a descriptive overview of the current medical technology available to the public, as well as a glimpse of the technological possibilities that may be part of our future. This source appears to be reliable because it is a medical website. The author also includes citations throughout the article to prove the information is correct.

"The Internet is just a few decades old, but in that short span of time it has experienced significant changes" This site is useful because it explains how in the future internet will be faster. I believe this site is reliable because it has factual information that seems legitimate.