Why Don't Count Us Out Yet?
Why a 67-year-old part-time college lecturer and research editor wants to help you understand the major scientific and technological advances ahead.
Ever been in a social situation where, after the brief introductions end and the real conversation starts, your eyes glaze over and your brain recoils because it can’t follow the conversation - even though it is in English?
Well, too often that was me after I had stepped aside from running a research company I started a few years back. I had previously worked hard to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and scientific breakthroughs that would impact financial markets and lives. However, I became the one interjecting in text conversations: “Isn’t CRISPR spelled with an E before the R?” or “I haven’t seen that new Lego product Blockchain on Amazon yet… Where else can I find it?”
Even though I had gone back to teaching at a college level, I realized I was totally out of the cutting-edge conversations about how new technology would impact our lives.
I had a big decision to make. Should I retire from all this career and work nonsense to become the best pickle ball player in my town? Or should I watch TV, read blogs and consume news eight hours a day like some of my friends?
However, that seemed to lead to many complaints about how the world was going to hell in a hand basket. Why can’t everyone else see it my way? So, I decided I had to do something that might help us solve some of these big problems.
Not yet certain I could add any value, I jumped into reading about the main areas of science and technology that are sure to impact our lives profoundly within the next 10 years. I started thinking and asking questions about CRISPR and medical breakthroughs, the metaverse revolution, cryptocurrencies and FinTech monetary advances, and the creator economy. I also looked into how artificial intelligence was making inroads into our daily lives and how to make our planet more sustainable.
I understood that, coming from a non-technical nor scientific background, I might not be the obvious choice to assess these developments. But maybe, just maybe, my understanding of how to do research combined with some journalistic techniques (especially how to ask good questions) might be an advantage. Additionally, since my department head where I was teaching part-time at a prestigious University encouraged me to develop these ideas, I started putting them into courses and reaching out to other professors who might want to do the same.
And that’s how “Don’t Count Us Out Yet!” was born. This newsletter is dedicated to helping readers who, even in the midst of great professional careers, feel as if they aren’t grasping some of the more important breakthroughs in the way society is grappling with cutting-edge developments in science and technology.
It will always start with the questions or problems I have been thinking and reading about, and, from the hundreds of articles I read every month, I will give you five to 10 of the best pieces. My aim is to keep you in the game-changing conversations that are going on and to do it in the most unbiased way as possible.
My hope is that “Don’t Count Us Out Yet!” intrigues you enough to convince you that these developments are too important to be left only to technology and science experts, who mainly talk to themselves. If we succeed in getting you and your friends in these conversations, then maybe 10 years from now I won’t regret not winning my town’s pickle ball tournament at least once.
What area do you want to learn more about?
Last but not least….
As we move forward to understand Web 3.0 technology, let’s not forget the breakthroughs and problems from past major technological advances. Especially one in March from many years ago.
I would love your help by pushing the free subscribe now button and becoming part of the soft launch if you haven’t done so already or by sharing some of the articles with those who might.
Enjoy, and thanks for taking the time to read.
Craig
P.S. You can help us by making comments, questions and suggestions about what to explore, as well as by getting other people interested in the conversation!
A great meme choice at the end! Count me in as somebody who wants to learn more about Cryptocurrency.