Vannevar Bush, writes this well constructed piece with dense intellectually historic material in regards to his overall idea, that science can offer vast improvements of individuals acquiring knowledge, and it also has the power to offer such strong data bases Continue reading
Vannevar Bush writes the article “As We May Think”, predicting the future of technology and digital information in 1945. He quite accurately predicts that there will be online encyclopedias where you can access basically any information at any time. As Continue reading
In the article, “As We May Think”, Bush predicts that in the future, there will be devices that humans rely on greatly. He explains how these kind of devices will be able to store and access more information than ever Continue reading
Vanneaver Bush’s, As We May Think predicts that the future of humankind’s technology will allow people access to knowledge obtained throughout history. He illustrates a world where humans can store things like books, recordings, and communication onto a single device. He Continue reading
In the article As We May Think by Vannevar Bush he follows the way in which items are invented by humans and how they help further our evolution. This article was written in 1945 and he explores the possibly of future machines Continue reading
I found it interesting that he addresses that there is a vast knowledge of science that is key from the general public. He mentions how the public has been provided with a growing knowledge in order to produce things such Continue reading
Vannevar Bush predicted: Computer/Smart phones (Memex), Recording devices (would not need to write ideas but could speak them and they would get stored), advancements with photography (faster lenses, dry photography, automatic cameras, etc.)
In Milton Friedman’s open letter to Bill Bennett, Friedman is able to construct a fluid and concrete argument in which he explains to Bennett that decriminalizing drugs is the right approach and solution to the drug war being dealt with Continue reading
To challenge the course of action given by Bill Bennett and President George W. Bush on the war on drugs, Milton Friedman published a letter critiquing their position of more military and increased use of force. While Friedman wrote this Continue reading
In 1989, the American economist Milton Friedman wrote a letter to Bill Bennett persuading him that the decriminalization of drugs is a crucial event that must happen, to end the sufferings and negative effects of what the criminalization has done. Continue reading
