Dr. Dean Taciuch
George Mason University

Spring 2012

Honors 353: 005 & 008
Technology in Contemporary Society

Essay 2

The second essay asks you to follow up and expand on any of the Kurzweil responses (responses 4-6). The possibilities include

• Technological Progress: Implications of exponential growth; evolutionary paradigm
• Life Cycle of a technology: Choose a specific technology and describe its progress from precursor, to invention, through obsolescence.
• Uploading the Brain: pros and cons of storing the contents of the brain in a machine.

4-5 pages, double-spaced. As with essay 1, research is not required, but you must cite sources if you use them.

Due March 29

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