As the future catches you- How genomics....
.... And other forces are changing your,life,work,health and wealth...
I was reading up a book called, "As The Future Catches You" by Juan Enriquez. It is a very thought provoking read with a different sort of twist upon the face of technology & how it can be seen to be applied today and tomorrow.
It tells of an aspect of technology being driven by genetics, the dominant language and economy driver. Those whom remain illiterate in this language won't understand the force making the single biggest difference in their lives.
Many companies
Just don't
get it.
They continue to invest primarily in stuff they can see and youch even though two-thirds of the global economy is already a knowledge economy.
They do not invest in, or attract, smart people who are science-literate.
They don't get particularly concerned as many of their brightest leave.
Lack of technology literacy..
Is one of the reasons the gap between the richest and poorest countries in the world are growing so quicky...
Why there is supposedly a 390:1 gap.
That is a L A R G E gap.
Think about it this way:
One way to get where you want to be is to find a good map,
and a smart guide.
The great cartographers of today aren't mapping continents, rivers, mountains or cities.
They are mapping the genetic code of all living things.
These maps are changing the way we look at all life...
Because they provide blueprints crucial to almost every business.
These maps change what we can make and how we make it......
Willingly, or unwillingly the ability to read the human gene code (genome) ..
Makes us al explorers.
We have to be aware of waterfalls.
Some will have a sense of how to navigate...
Others will drift along placidly..
Till the water gets rough and murky..
And the bottom suddenly disappears.
Those who approach waterfalls in canoes.. with no map.
Are unlikely to survive if the waterfall is really high.
This happens to families, regions and whole countries..
Particularly when they fail to make the next generation smarter..
or decide to exhaust themselves by desperately paddling against change...
They too become irrelevant and disappear
Lastly,
Juan tells of how your future , that of your children, and that of your country
depend on..
Understanding a global economy driven by technology.
Understanding code, particularly genetic code, is today's most
powerful technology
So how is this impacting upon society today? The internet and the like are not simply fad's and so we must take technology and see how it IS impacting and learn to use it so we can make it act in a certain way. Is this possible?
Genetics as the way of the future?
Thoughts?
~Sarah
I was reading up a book called, "As The Future Catches You" by Juan Enriquez. It is a very thought provoking read with a different sort of twist upon the face of technology & how it can be seen to be applied today and tomorrow.
It tells of an aspect of technology being driven by genetics, the dominant language and economy driver. Those whom remain illiterate in this language won't understand the force making the single biggest difference in their lives.
Many companies
Just don't
get it.
They continue to invest primarily in stuff they can see and youch even though two-thirds of the global economy is already a knowledge economy.
They do not invest in, or attract, smart people who are science-literate.
They don't get particularly concerned as many of their brightest leave.
Lack of technology literacy..
Is one of the reasons the gap between the richest and poorest countries in the world are growing so quicky...
Why there is supposedly a 390:1 gap.
That is a L A R G E gap.
Think about it this way:
One way to get where you want to be is to find a good map,
and a smart guide.
The great cartographers of today aren't mapping continents, rivers, mountains or cities.
They are mapping the genetic code of all living things.
These maps are changing the way we look at all life...
Because they provide blueprints crucial to almost every business.
These maps change what we can make and how we make it......
Willingly, or unwillingly the ability to read the human gene code (genome) ..
Makes us al explorers.
We have to be aware of waterfalls.
Some will have a sense of how to navigate...
Others will drift along placidly..
Till the water gets rough and murky..
And the bottom suddenly disappears.
Those who approach waterfalls in canoes.. with no map.
Are unlikely to survive if the waterfall is really high.
This happens to families, regions and whole countries..
Particularly when they fail to make the next generation smarter..
or decide to exhaust themselves by desperately paddling against change...
They too become irrelevant and disappear
Lastly,
Juan tells of how your future , that of your children, and that of your country
depend on..
Understanding a global economy driven by technology.
Understanding code, particularly genetic code, is today's most
powerful technology
So how is this impacting upon society today? The internet and the like are not simply fad's and so we must take technology and see how it IS impacting and learn to use it so we can make it act in a certain way. Is this possible?
Genetics as the way of the future?
Thoughts?
~Sarah
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