Futurists believe that the exponential improvement in technology described by Moore's Law is leading to a technological singularity. (Image courtesy of Ray Kurzweil and Kurzweil Technologies, Inc. on Wikipedia.)
Instructor(s)
James Rising
MIT Course Number
ES.256
As Taught In
Spring 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Explore the future through modeling, reading, and discussion in an open-ended seminar! Our fields of interest will include changes in science and technology, culture and lifestyles, and dominant paradigms and societies.