http://www.edge.org/q2006/Intriguing stuff.
Most the scientific theories are a bit over my head.
The one on schooling caught my attention, but is rather vague on a solution ("safe places where children can go to learn how to do things that they are interested in learning how to do")... I guess advocating a more vocational-based approach? Does anyone here work in education, and can shed some light (for someone who went down the 'traditional' education path) on how successful such programs are?
Can they only work for people looking to enter certain industries, or could such a model be applied to everyone? (from the very little I know of them here, they seem more designed for people looking to become a tradesperson, or enter agriculture in rural areas). And what would become of the many young people who simply don't know what they'd be "interested in learning how to do"?
― Mil (Mil), Monday, 2 January 2006 11:43 (eighteen years ago) link
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― GET EQUIPPED WITH O RLY (ex machina), Monday, 2 January 2006 12:01 (eighteen years ago) link
I like PAUL W. EWALD's dangerous idea, that we have in hand most of the information we need to facilitate a new golden age of medicine. One array of dangers arises because ideas that challenge the status
quo threaten the livelihood of many
http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_12.html#ewald― S. (Sébastien Chikara), Sunday, 8 January 2006 10:04 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_6.html#holtonsay "To glimpse one of the possible results of the continuing projection of
the longevity curve in terms of a plausible scenario: The matriarch of
the family, on her deathbed at age 200, is being visited by the
surviving, grieving family members: a son and a daughter, each of age
of about 180, plus /their/ three "children" , around 150-160 years old
each, plus all their offspring, in the range of 120 to 130, and so
on..... A touching picture. But what are all the "costs" involved?"
one answer to this by some capitalist immortalist:
"Immortalists will contribute to an ever expanding economy. The retention of skilled workers and acquired wisdom will increase productivity. Generations will continue to provide guidance long after their supposedly natural cycle of life. An economic boon will follow.
"As people will have much longer lifespans and more time to learn a variety of skills, their value and contributions to society should increase. As people save more to reach financial independence there should be increased capital accumulation in society resulting in lower capital costs for investments which increase productivity. These conditions will result in accelerated economic growth.""
I have a similar answer to holton's worry (increase of human skills etc) but I would prefer it to happen within participatory planning economy rather than market economy. there is room for both systems and more in any case.
― S. (Sébastien Chikara), Sunday, 8 January 2006 10:54 (eighteen years ago) link