2. Book  “When Things Start To Think”  Published in 1999  Neil Gershenfeld  Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows  Cambridge Media Lab  Involved in Technology his entire life  “Invested his entire life in technology and the future of innovation because that is where he will physically be one day. He wants to change the world that he will one-day be apart of.”

3. Discussion  Would you rather read a physical book, or read the words of a novel via Ipad, ebook, etc.?

4. Book vs. EbookBook vs. Ebook  The book’s demise has been planned from the start  Technology eliminates physically sources/material/data  Future: electronic paper books

5. “Wear Ware Where?”“Wear Ware Where?”  Miniature personal computers  See for him, track his breathing, and electrify his touching and smelling senses (Steve Mann)  Is this really the future?

6.  Class Relevance: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly  Recommend this book, most definitely!

7. Gershenfeld in a NutshellGershenfeld in a Nutshell  Technology confuses yet intrigues the mind  Technology is power  Technology is invasive  Acknowledges every consequence of his equipment while still supporting his innovation  Example via this project  “When Things Start To Think,” got me thinking