| In
this report, technology expert Jeffrey Harrow discusses how
the convergence of a variety of scientific fields is working
to fuel a new cycle of technological development.
"The Incestuous Technology Circle" can
be read at
http://www.futurebrief.com/jeffharrowcircle019.asp
About Jeffrey Harrow
Jeff,
now Principal at The Harrow Group, was the chief technologist
for the Corporate Strategy Groups of both Compaq and Digital
Equipment Corporation. As the author and editor of the
Web-based multimedia technology journal and Webcast originally
known as the "Rapidly Changing Face of Computing", Jeff
has shared his fascination with the trends of contemporary
computing and the technologies that drive them with tens
of thousands of people globally for nearly twenty years.
His new journal, The Harrow Technology Report, available
on the Web at http://www.TheHarrowGroup.com ,
continues and significantly expands on this tradition.
Jeff
is the co-author of a book, "The Disappearance of Telecommunications," and
his commentaries on technology have been carried in numerous
electronic and traditional media around the globe including
Discover Magazine, United Press International, NanoNews-Now,
and many others. He has also been interviewed on technology
futures for TV programs, such as the History Channel's "Modern
Marvels," and is an ongoing judge for Disney's Discover Magazine "Innovation
Awards."
Jeff
has numerous patents issued and on file in the areas of
network management and user interface technology, and he
is a commercial pilot. He brings these and other technological
interests together to help people "look beyond the comfortable
and obvious," so that they don't become road-kill on the
Information Highway.
About Future Brief
Quantum
physics, terrorism, Moore's Law, global warming, increasing
human migration, incurable deadly viruses, ever more sophisticated
surveillance, the list goes on and on. We speak of "global community",
but can forget that community-building has always been
a painful experience in human history. The reward potential
is balanced by the risk potential. Neither should be ignored.
Scientists
today speak of the "NBIC convergence" - the interaction
of advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, the information
sciences, and the cognitive sciences. Future Brief takes
one step back and looks at the greater convergence of the
accelerating changes in science and technology with the equally
rapidly accelerating changes in society and politics.
Future Brief is an organic, growing resource center. What
you see now is only a beginning. Our purpose is not only
to provide commentary, but also to provide services to those
with an interest in global convergence. This convergence
is of critical importance to all of us today and to those
who will follow us in the future. We can either choose to
deal constructively with it now or be forced to deal with
it abruptly following a global catastrophe. We opt for the
former.
Future Brief is an integral part of the work of New Global
Initiatives, Inc., an American firm with a global perspective
and global operations based in Bethesda, Maryland. However,
New Global, as we're called informally, sees Future Brief
as a collaborative effort with others sharing similar concerns
and interests. Your participation in this site's development
is not simply welcomed, it is genuinely encouraged. If you
have ideas or recommendations, let us know.
Not only is our global community changing, it is changing
at an accelerating pace. If you don't keep up, you will fall
behind. Linear thinking will not suffice in an exponentially
changing world.
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