the making of young people who will change the world
Wagner, Tony
2012
Examines the backgrounds of young innovators to see how they developed the creative minds to produce those innovations and examines what teachers, parents, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. Includes QR Codes within the text that can be accessed using a smart phone, linking the reader to videos and other information that expands on key ideas in the book.
Twenty-first century fourteen-year-old Kyle was hypnotized when humanity was upgraded to 1.0 and he, incompatible with the new technology, exposes its terrifying impact in a tape-recording found by the superhumans of the future.
Looks at how technology, modernism, and increasing scientific knowledge have led to a political and cultural division, not between East and West, but between those who accept things as they are and those who say they must change.
Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for over 120 do-it-yourself projects related to home and garden, entertainment, computers, games, food, and other areas of life, selected by the editors at "MAKE" magazine and "Instructables.com.".
Explains how companies are relying on the planned obsolescence business model, in which a new product is purposely designed not to last as long as earlier models in the hopes of driving up consumer need.
Contains a collection of nonfiction writings from newspapers, periodicals, letters, and other sources, that provides critical perspectives on issues related to the Industrial Revolution.
