What are the main claims made by Vernor Vinge in his essay on the technological singularity? In your essay, critically evaluate the arguments for and against the possibility of a singularity in the 21stcentury.
According to the political scientist Robert Putnam, what has happened to social and community engagement in the United States since the 1950s? What explanations does Putnam believe might explain these changes? What are the most important factors that affect the size of a society’s population? What are the potential problems with forecasting a society’s population […]
