Humane Technology

Year 7 to 12 students

What does human society on Earth demand from the next generation (you)? What awareness, capacities, experiences, values must you acquire to contribute to the healing of our one and only planet (so far)? How can you find, learn, and integrate these without reproducing the same problems that we all (hopefully) seek to transcend?

As the human-made problems mount into a huge pile affecting not just us, but all lifeforms, we seem to be unable to do something serious to save ourselves. The word 'seem' is highlighted, for the emergence of the new is rarely intuited until it stares you in the face. Synthetic intelligence, biosynthetics, nanotech, robotics, fusion, and many other high tech applications have a huge potential to change things around. From this arcane mixture may arise a benign and wise guide(s), who could transform everything and herald a new age of abundance for not just us, but for nature too. The last chapter of Cyber Secrets - adigital adventure story touches on this optimistic vision of our future.

Question: In order for this guide to become benign, you need to become tech savvy. How will you become cyber intelligent?

Casper Pieters PhD Dip Ed is an author and educator who uses adventure narratives to enliven the ICT curriculum for young people. www.casperpieters.com