Tag Archives: Future

3D Printing and Nanomanufacturing – Why a Post Scarcity Society Can’t Exist

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

There are a variety of 3D printers out now and many of them are high accuracy, multi-material devices for around $1000.  There are a variety of companies that are exploring 3D copying.  Basically a scanner scans an object in three … Continue reading →

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The New Year and the Future

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

We sit around the table, remembering fun times with family and watching the boy explore his new toys.  Then we get to talking about how radically different things are not and how much more radically altered things will be in … Continue reading →

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How to Raise an Intelligent Child in Texas

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

The Scientific American Blog Network has a blog called Budding Scientist.  It’s about how to raise children to science literate. This is not a useless blog.  It’s vitally important, especially considering that some 40% of the US population actively rejects … Continue reading →

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The Future

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

One thing about reading a lot of science fiction is that you begin to develop a feel for the future.  There are even some degree programs in ‘future studies’.  I have no idea what’s in those programs, but it can’t … Continue reading →

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