Futurology

This is a lecture given by Michio Kaku, one of the world 's most celebrated and infamous physicists and spokesperson of 'the future. ' He is often called upon to discuss new technology and discoveries as well as to comment on the impact these developments may have on humanity. Write 5 things you learned by listening to this lecture and then write your own reflection about how technology is impacting the human condition and how it will shape or influence human personality from this day forward.…

Only one thing will be certain in the future, and that is mystery. It is this very mystery, this uncertainty about the future that provokes the mind to anticipate and predict based off of previous experiences and encounters. The mere nature of uncertainty forces individuals to actively think and foresee outcomes that will shed light on the matter. In Oliver Sacks’s “The Mind’s Eye,” Sacks introduces blind individuals who seem to be able to interpret their worlds before actually interacting with…

The lesson plan was designed to cater for a specific group of children from a year two classroom from Hill Top school. The lesson plan is aimed to help four EAL/D students (Rada, Jean, Thomas, Sophia) who are in the consolidating phase in their mastery of Standard Australian English. The students were taken through a guided reading lesson on the book Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Embedded through the lesson plan were many different strategies such as comprehension, reader and text factors,…

[ ] For my first focus child, to succeed within a big group, she needs reassurance and one-on-one feedback and interactions. It is important to provide positive feedback just as equally as constructive feedback. She enjoys one-on-one interactions and works well with another child partner as well. By giving her feedback such as, “That’s a good prediction”, she is given positive reassurance that she is understanding the content and is doing what is expected. If feedback that wasn’t positive was…

Discussion: The current study tested whether one’s relationships satisfaction was impacted by parental divorce. Specifically, the hypothesis was that one would have a lower relationship satisfaction with their current romantic partner, when compared to peoples whose parents are not divorced. Parental divorce is experienced by over 1 million American children every year and was found to negatively affects their achievement level in schools, result in behavior issues, emotional problems,…

Alexandra Ma Professor Yalovsky BUSA 100 2 December 2015 The Black Swan Individuals are encouraged to adopt long term planning, make decisions based upon factual knowledge, and predict future situations through analyzing similar past scenarios. However, according to NYU Professor Taleb’s bestseller, The Black Swan, even well-supported predictions are futile in the occurrence of a black swan event—one that is deemed highly improbable, but causes great consequences (Taleb). The Black Swan provides…

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BASED CASE STUDY ON A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Problem Statement: III. Literature Review IV. Conclusion Introduction Previous papers propose that emergencies are accidents and therefore are unforeseen. While the term emergency implies a condition of urgency and need, and thus implies lack of preparation and need for response, this view is not accurate. While the incidence of accidents leads to crises, it is not possible to use…

1 INTRODUCTION Transport has a huge impact on daily basis in New Zealand. It is known that New Zealand currently spends billions of dollars on transport (Ministry of Transport, 2014). Transport has become one of the biggest factors contributing in energy consumption and economic growth in New Zealand and Ministry of Transport have introduced four scenarios in order to make flexible investment options. Ministry of Transport have considered a change in oil price and digital technology advancement…

Can Cath make it through college without Wren holding her hand? For the past few weeks I have been reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell and I am on page 310. Fangirl takes place all throughout the state of Nebraska. The main character, Cather, who goes by Cath, attends college in Lincoln with her twin sister Wren. Cath and her sister have been best friends all throughout high school. If you saw Wren in the halls, Cath would be right next to her. Cath and her new roommate, Reagan, get off to a…

The book “The Signal and the Noise” by Nate Silver, so far has emphasize the skill of using probability and statics which is a practical art of mathematical model building. I believe Silver takes a big-picture approach using statics, combining sources of data (ex. Baseball), sound statics and analysis, and historical data which is tested by many researchers and experts who have significant roles in the media. In the first six chapters, Silver covers the topics; the failure to predict the 2008…