Technology

Technology is progressing exponentially. Since the 1970s, and even before that point, the globe has experienced leaps and bounds in technology. We can verbally communicate with others across the globe through telephones. We can send mass e-mails to countless individuals with the click of a mouse. We can surf the web and gather ideas for a paper without even cracking a book. Without a doubt, technology has vastly improved our way of living, but what will be next? The latest invention for young minds is the Wii. This entertainment device has broken the mold of all Playstation and Nintendo before it. The Wii remotes can channel movements of the human body into a video game. With this kind of new era entertainment, I cannot guess what scientists have in store for the government and education purposes. Technology has not only benefitted communication and entertainment, but every other aspect of our culture: from travel to health. A video on youtube.com (attached Hyperlink) explicitly outlines the predictions of technology for the future. One section claims that a computer is to be built that surpasses the human brain in intelligence. This hypothesis irks me. I cannot possibly fathom a computer that possesses more intelligence than a human. Hopefully, in the future, the human race will continue to use technology in a positive manner. http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q