Homework 6
1) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225731.100
2) http://www.boeing.com/commercial/overview/index.html
3) http://www.prb.org/pdf06/NIA_FutureofLifeExpectancy.pdf
Discussion:
1) Imagine Earth without people is a magazine article written by Bob Holmes. In his 4 page article he discusses the damage humans are causing to the Earth. He then imagines if humans were no more and in a million years how “mother Earth” will wipe away the traces of a civilization. Mr. Holmes discuss shortly if humans will destroy themselves and his answer is yes.
2) This is the official site to the Boeing airplane. In the new airplane tab there will be a link which Boeing is introducing their new air taxi which is called the 787 Dreamliner. The new airplane can fly at speeds such as Mach 0.85, which the average jetliner flies at a cruising speed of 500 mph.
3) The Future of Human Life Expectancy Have Reached the ceiling or is the sky the limit? This PDF article is very interesting. It includes statistics from the Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA). In short the article illustrates the life expectancy from 1840-2000 and it has increased tremendously. The author says in the reduction of harmful products such as smoking and drinking and the increase of new technology of medicine. Life expectancy will continue to grow.
2. My topic is the destruction of physical bank locations. I feel that all the banks will be online in the future. In addition the TRIZ method in which the online banks could also add would be a "one stop shop". In which one could take care of all his/her needs, such as buying groceries or shopping. And the debits will automatically be posted to the account. (No more balancing your check book) That's just a little idea that could eventually branch off from the online banking sites.
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