Technology
Announcement of investment in low emissions technologies comes amid criticism of country’s record on climate change. The equation is about to change again with the discovery of new drilling technologies that bring shale gas and oil within reach. One of the biggest dangers now facing the world is the spread of nuclear technology. There will also be more funding for those running high quality apprenticeship schemes involving science, technology and engineering. The body of knowledge available to a society that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials. Applying a systematic technique, method or approach to solve a problem. These concerns are shared by other philosophers, scientists and public intellectuals who have written about similar issues (e.g. Francis Fukuyama, Jürgen Habermas, William Joy, and Michael Sandel). Estimates for the date of this Singularity vary, but prominent futurist Ray Kurzweil estimates the Sin...