Thoughts
As a result of the continuous successful application and use of Science for man's benefit, life in the past twenty years has radically changed in every aspects. Undoubtedly today we are living in a highly automatized world - unthinkable twenty years ago - highly influenced by digital technologies. It's mind-boggling to think the limitless boundaries of Science and the constant flux of technologies innovations which are already permeating our society, deeply affecting our culture and the way we live now, and the ones that we will witness and experience in the future. To be honest I find it a bit scary how this all seems to be happening so quickly and how most of us seem to absorb and adjust to the new changes and taking it all for granted. However it's also fascinating to think that some of the things we can do today were pure speculation yesterday.
Communication is the key. I fully agree with the visionary Mr. Bush. Scientists should focus their energies and attention in developing and implementing new more efficient and modern ways to store, transmit and more easily consult all the records of human knowledge and past results of Modern Science that has been collected and amassed for generations, if we want to make it real use of it, manipulate it, and pass it on to future generations. Pretty spectacular and extremely interesting is the concept of the Memex machine which emulates and operates like the human mind with the power of association.
It's amazing that we are entering in a phase where high technologies is becoming standardized to a point that man is able to produce complex and more precise pieces of machinery which will perform reliably with great economy of efforts and costs. I can't think what the good or bad consequences of that will be but it's nonetheless astounding.
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