


Why not? Find statements in the article that explain his attitude.Ģ. This scenario may seem dire, yet he doesn’t appear at all worried. Kevin Kelly argues that machines will eventually take over many of the jobs that we now perform. Group Discussion on Kevin Kelly’s “Better than Human: Why Robots will-and Must-Take our Jobs”ġ. Read and write a precise summary ( 500 Words due to Canvas by midnight Monday, June 28) of Kevin Kelly’s “ Better than Human: Why Robots will-and Must-Take our Jobs” Write a letter to a friend this time describing your response to Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Post your letter to Canvas by Saturday Midnight, June 26. Increasing military technology and world peaceįinally, we will return to the assignment sheet and review the expectations for the essay. Upsides and downsides of Unlimited data storage Next, we will generate a list of potential research topics in the class.

In-class writing: Compare and Contrast Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” Clive Thompson’s “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better,” and Two Ted Talks : Do all of three make the same argument? Where do they agree and disagree? Is there any difference in the point of view or tone or argument/s? If they agree, why do you think they do, and if not, why not? Each group will take up an issue from the reading and present in the class. June 24, Thursday: Group discussion on the article: “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better”.
