Future Invention

Post date: Nov 01, 2012 9:52:29 AM

As a professor of technology and computer scientist I’m often asked to speak about the future of technology. Who doesn't want to know what the future holds? Nothing changes faster, and more unpredictably and erratically, than technology. Then again some have capability to foresee it. Take Jules Verne, whose articles and stories described electric submarines, TV news, solar sails, “phonotelephote” (video calling), “atmospheric advertisements” (skywriting) and “electronic control devices” (tasers) . Was it accidentally, did he have inside information or……………..

To predict what about considering surrounding needs take internet , considering that all those things that are not generally online will be online, like cars, kitchen appliances and clothing. My students are FUTURE , when I look at their habits I see that they don’t subscribe to printed newspapers. They don’t sign up for home phone service. They film with phones or still cameras instead of camcorders. They download their movies. They don’t read from paper book, and they don’t write on paper anymore! They expect to get everything on demand—songs, books, magazines, newspapers, TV shows, movies—and this is undeniable.

They say you learn while we sleep, should we look on more audible books to be read into our brains in future, with a different frequency so that it’ll not be heard by others!

What future holds for healthcare technology, education technology, now it looks easier to predict.

Everything happened because of innovation, the need has a big role on these innovations, but what else is in charge? Isn't it that: “the best way to predicate future is to invent it?”, as Alan Kay once said.

If there was no fear of failure didn't we consider all innovations workable? Isn't it the time to put away fears and start to look at everything from different aspects? I bet you want it.

To the future and its inventors

Professor Lili Saghafi

Nov.1th , 2012