Re: OT DID YOU KNOW? A fascinating and eye opening video about changes in the digital media age

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I must say it's looking quite interesting, the new world where China
and India takes a lead. What especially excites me is the fact that
these countries rely on a cultural foundation that goes back some five
thousand years, at least. We don't have that cultural backtrack here
in central Europe and the US totally lacks it.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com



On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Art Simon <simart@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Rick!
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> Great Post! Of course, now I'll try to pick it apart.
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> The computer processing power vs. human brain comparison misses the
> mark I think, since human brains and computers work differently. You
> can increase computing power by many orders of magnitude, but unless
> the current computer architecture is fundamentally changed, it still
> won't rival human's problem solving capabilities. We're a long way
> from computers that are able to develop their own creative algorithms.
> I think that's good news for us loopers : )
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> Lots of thought provoking material: India has more_honors_ students
> than America has students. Is high IQ the fundamental determinate for
> success? Could India have developed the iPod? How do cultural factors
> influence innovation?
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> I don't know the answers to those questions, but my gut tells me China
> and India need cultural transformation to take over world leadership.
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> Still, great thought provoking stuff! Thanks!
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