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PART ONE
Go to http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist where you will find “12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World.”
Choose at least five of these ideas, read the short article and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper. (You may do more than five for additional credit.) Please give well thought-out answers in complete sentences. Staple your answers neatly to the paper before we leave.
John Arquilla “Go on the Cyberoffensive”
What does John Arquilla think government hackers should be doing?
Why?
Thorkil Sonne “Recruit Autistics”
What is Thorkil Sonne doing with autistics?
How is it working out for him?
Gregg Easterbrook “Embrace Human Cloning”
What human clones already exist?
Who does Gregg Easterbrook think might use cloning?
Ralph Keeney “Cheat Death”
Why do most people 15-64 die?
How does Ralph Keeney suggest we fix that problem?
Dambisa Moyo “Cut Off Aid to Africa”
What's the name of Dambisa Moyo's book?
Why does she think aid to Africa is harmful?
Nils Christie “Empty the Prisons”
Count: How many prisoners does the US have per 10000 citizens?
How does Nils Christie think we could bring that number down?
Stewart Brand “Save the Slums”
Where are the slums Stewart Brand is talking about?
What good do they do?
Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross “Bust Up Big League Sports”
Describe what Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross's version of the big leagues would look like.
How could this make the leagues more competitive?
Ludwig Minelli “Legalize Assisted Suicide”
What country has legally assisted suicide?
What does Ludwig Minelli do for those who want to kill themselves?
Jamie Heywood “Forget Medical Privacy”
What's the most common symptom of ALS?
Why does Jamie Heywood think everyone having access to information like that would be good?
William Gurstelle “Take Smart Risks”
What is "the golden art of living dangerously"?
How can you tell that William Gurstelle is in favor of it?
Robert Gates “Overhaul the Pentagon”
What is Robert Gates's job title?
Why does the US military waste so much money?
Go to http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist where you will find “12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World.”
Choose at least five of these ideas, read the short article and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper. (You may do more than five for additional credit.) Please give well thought-out answers in complete sentences. Staple your answers neatly to the paper before we leave.
John Arquilla “Go on the Cyberoffensive”
What does John Arquilla think government hackers should be doing?
Why?
Thorkil Sonne “Recruit Autistics”
What is Thorkil Sonne doing with autistics?
How is it working out for him?
Gregg Easterbrook “Embrace Human Cloning”
What human clones already exist?
Who does Gregg Easterbrook think might use cloning?
Ralph Keeney “Cheat Death”
Why do most people 15-64 die?
How does Ralph Keeney suggest we fix that problem?
Dambisa Moyo “Cut Off Aid to Africa”
What's the name of Dambisa Moyo's book?
Why does she think aid to Africa is harmful?
Nils Christie “Empty the Prisons”
Count: How many prisoners does the US have per 10000 citizens?
How does Nils Christie think we could bring that number down?
Stewart Brand “Save the Slums”
Where are the slums Stewart Brand is talking about?
What good do they do?
Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross “Bust Up Big League Sports”
Describe what Stefan Szymanski and Stephen Ross's version of the big leagues would look like.
How could this make the leagues more competitive?
Ludwig Minelli “Legalize Assisted Suicide”
What country has legally assisted suicide?
What does Ludwig Minelli do for those who want to kill themselves?
Jamie Heywood “Forget Medical Privacy”
What's the most common symptom of ALS?
Why does Jamie Heywood think everyone having access to information like that would be good?
William Gurstelle “Take Smart Risks”
What is "the golden art of living dangerously"?
How can you tell that William Gurstelle is in favor of it?
Robert Gates “Overhaul the Pentagon”
What is Robert Gates's job title?
Why does the US military waste so much money?
PART TWO
Pick the three "dangerous ideas" that you find most interesting and find at least one book on that topic using the library websites listed below. Start with the library you have a library card for, but if you can't find a book there, check out one of the other libraries. Once you've found the book, copy down the TITLE, AUTHOR, ISBN, the LIBRARY THAT HAS IT, and WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DANGEROUS IDEA. Do this for all three ideas you selected (you may do more than three for additional credit).
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