Current Event, due October 1

     Imagine looking out the window of your spaceship to see the beautiful sunrise on Mars. Right now this sounds ridiculous but maybe one day it will be a reality. Our inventions are literally being inspired by science fiction movies and books. We now hold electronics in our hand that once only existed in the most creative imaginations. The world isn't only making leaps and bounds in the technology industry. With better technology we are able learn so much more about all of the sciences. I think that we have started an exponential increase in all of the sciences that will take the world to places that even science fiction authors couldn't imagine. 

Link to Event: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57604823-1/science-trumps-the-force-to-create-a-real-life-lightsaber/

Current Event, due September 24

It's amazing how technology is in every part of our lives. We can't look down the street without seeing something that is electronic. Everything from our phones to our cars have some kind of computer in it. We are constantly seeking for new ways to make our lives easier through technology.You can buy an e-book on your tablet instead of going to a bookstore or library. You can find out the weather by simply talking to your phone. You can even order groceries online and have them delivered to your house. We are so much more saturated with technology than we were ten years ago. As this trend is growing, it makes us wonder what won't have some form of technology built into it in the next ten years. Will we all work from home and never need to get up off the couch again? I can't wait to see what the future brings and how we all will be affected by this growing trend.

Link to Event: http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2013/09/03/hackers-find-weaknesses-car-computer-systems/Ub7aZ44RqdBlUhrS8pWWLM/story.html 

Smallish Post, due Sept 12

While many of us may consider knowledge to be purely good, there are always those who would use that knowledge for malicious or dangerous purposes. I believe that the responsibility of how that knowledge is used, belongs not the finder of the that knowledge, but to whoever applies that knowledge. I do not think that it is the responsibility of the inventor or researcher to speculate on how their inventions or findings may be used.  Henry Ford invented the automobile, yet we do not curse his name every time there is a fatal car crash. I believe this principle should be applied to all knowledge, regardless on its date of discovery or creation. As technology becomes more advance, we may begin to worry about things such as security or safety. This does not mean we should halt the technological advance. It my well be a good idea to protect ourselves from possible abuses of this newfound, but we should not fear advance itself. Instead we should look forward to the ever expanding wealth of knowledge before us and put the blame of its abuse solely on the individual.

Test Post

My first post just to test this out.