February 05, 2009

Subjects for the future

Following the theme on the previous post about singularity University, I want to delve in to what are the subjects that will be taught to the future brainiacs that will be dominating our world or help invent our ways out of the current doldrums?

Theses are what the academics tracks are:

  • Future Studies & Forecasting
  • Networks & Computing Systems
  • Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Medicine, Neuroscience & Human Enhancement
  • AI, Robotics, & Cognitive Computing
  • Energy & Ecological Systems
  • Space & Physical Sciences
  • Policy, Law & Ethics
  • Finance & Entrepreneurship

     

    If you click on any of these links, it will take you to the schools’ page and the description of what is covered in each of these subjects. More importantly, the students will be at a graduate level, so one could expect them to already have the basics. This assumption is not true for the general masses that I hope an exposure to this very information could help to be more creative. While I am not assuming they know nothing (college degree or equivalent experience can be assumed), the issue is one of functional education versus a brad liberal not arts education. An education that is directed as creating future renaissance men and women, who can do research, innovate and move the world forward without the limitation of a specific curricula.

    For this folks education is driven by interest and passion. What do you want to know? Why do you want to know it? Where to start? Start and see what other interesting question that leads you to…

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