1. Andrew Pollack and his New York Times colleagues identify emerging technologies in the coming years but do not make ethical judgments on their social impact. Chellis Glendinning cautions that technology could become “out of control” and that society must consider whether a new technology is beneficial to humanity. Do you believe that new technologies should be allowed to develop on a “come-what-may” basis? Why or why not?
2. William E. Halal writes that the information technology age means revolutionary changes—new dangers as well as new benefits. Tom Forester asserts that information technologies are evolutionary—with few sudden and powerful impacts. Do you believe that information technology is proving to be evolutionary or revolutionary as it affects your life? Explain.
3. Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler believe there are “technology societies” emerging that will do the “world’s...