Exploring the frontiers of the future: 'One of the central challenges for the future is that we don't know what we don't know.' (Science & Technology).
USA Today Magazine › Vol. 130 Nbr. 2680, January 2002
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Exploring the frontiers of the future: 'One of the central challenges for the future is that we don't know what we don't know.' (Science & Technology).
AS AN AMERICAN on a long trek overseas in 1996, I was surprised at each stop--Italy, Germany, Egypt, Great Britain--to discover that much of the fare on television consists of old American movies, more specifically, old westerns. Each movie was dubbed into the local language, ending with Gary Cooper (or his equivalent) riding off into the sunset. The ubiquity of these images suggests to me that, in any land and language, the American Old West speaks in some important way to the human imagination--notwithstanding all of the evils that accompanied the "taming" of this vast part of the U.S. The lure of the unknown reaches into the human psyche. These' stories of awakening new possibilities and exploring unknown territory engage the human spirit and elicit deep longings. While not everyone wants to blaze a new trail, almost ...
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