Brave+New+World

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="We are both the master of technology and the slave. The parent and the child. It is a necessary paradox."=

- Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine in 1993 and author of //What Technology Wants// and //The Inevitable//
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http://www.biography.com/people/aldous-huxley-9348198

Scene from "Modern Times," the classic 1936 Charlie Chaplin film about factory work
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= GROUP CHAPTER REVIEW ASSIGNMENT: =

=== Each group needs to prepare a slide show for the class for their chapter. You will teach the chapter to the class using the slide show. Every group member must participate. The discussion should fill about 15 minutes, so plan accordingly. ===

New York Times essay on Truth in the Media
===https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/why-nobody-cares-the-president-is-lying.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region===

Bots are taking over social media. The count as of 2017? 60 million fake followers.

 * https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/social-media-bots.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news**

Why we often believe in conspiracy theories, especially in uncertain times

 * http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-trump-conspiracy-theories-20161103-story.html**



New Barbie: Buyers Beware

 * http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hello-barbie-privacy-icloud-perspec-20151127-story.html**

Oklahoma votes to ban APUSH

 * http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/02/17/3623683/oklahoma-lawmakers-vote-overwhleming-ban-advanced-placement-history-class/?elq=eloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid&elqCampaignId=eloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id**



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= THE RESEARCH PAPER ! ! ! =



==POTENTIAL PAPER TOPICS: Choose from these or other up-to-date, controversial, topic-related issues that interest you. They must be 2-sided issues, and they must contain a tie to //Brave New World//. ==

===**The Quest for Progress Through Science and Technology:** Should we or should we not pursue any of the following? -- cloning, stem-cell research, GMOs/GMFs, embryo design, antibiotics in livestock, robotics, vaccines, organ harvesting, the space program, manipulation of weather, 3-D printed body parts, driverless cars, etc. ===

Some recent innovations:
__http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/27-science-fictions-that-became-science-facts-in-2#.xklQxWze0L__

===**The Quest to Control the World:** How should power be distributed among nations, or among states and communities in the U. S.? How much power should leaders have -- in governments, corporations, schools? How important is truth (if it exists) in a society's quest for betterment of life? Consider the following topics as a starting place, and then narrow down your focus to something manageable: systems of education, consumerism/ capitalism, labor unions, media/ the internet, personal freedoms, techniques of warfare (military, drones, chemical weapons), privitization vs. government services/ taxation, use of government surveillance, etc. ===

The "Internet of Things" (IoT)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/11/internet-of-things-hacked-online-perils-future

===**The Quest for Human Perfection and Immortality:** Have we gone too far in our quest for beauty, health, and longevity, to a point where we are putting our health at risk? What is really driving this quest? -- extreme diet or nutrition/ supplement programs, use of medications /mood drugs, botox, plastic surgery, liposuction, implants/ reductions, gastric bypass, extreme exercise or yoga regimens, etc. ===

 RESEARCH PAPER

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