Thursday, October 8, 2009
Video Posted!
Our video is done and posted on our team page! We all spent the afternoon yesterday at the innovation space wrapping up the video. We burned a dvd to have a hard copy to turn in later. There are still a couple more things we need to do before the end of the semester, but we are all going to take a well deserved fall break for ourselves over the weekend.
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I really liked the way you approached your topic in terms of differing opinions. This really polarized the topic into two defined sides which made it easy to follow and understand. The best part of your video was how you had two different persons speaking to exemplify the debate between Simon and Ehrlich. That was a clever idea! Even though I would have liked to see a little bit of acting or perhaps a change up from the slideshow of images, I still think you did a nice job with the topic. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteI also like the debate and separation of ideas between Simon and Ehrlich. This brought out miconceptions, truths and men divided, yet willing to take bets defending their positions ardently. Cool stuff guys.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed how you created a "debate" between Simon and Ehrlich instead of just talking back and forth between yourselves. It grabbed my attention much more and over all the video was very well put together. One critique: the audio when you were debating Simon and Ehrlich was a bit off in volume.
ReplyDeleteWow you guys had some great information! That debate really illustrated your point, and you presented it in an accessible and absolutely hilarious manner! Overall a great job. One quick question, while I actually support your view and understand your point, how do you respond to those who illustrate counter examples of failed civilizations, like Easter Island?
ReplyDeleteThis video clearly shows that technology will provide solutions to many of our energy needs. There was little that dealt with how technology will help prevent or cleanup pollution. Such things such as using contour plowing, crop rotation, and water filtration systems/devices would have been a good example. Another one would have been genetically modified livestock that need less food to survive or produce less nitrogen/phosphorous in their wastes. A personal favorite of mine is the selective breeding of oysters to create a population that can survive the two diseases and still grow at a fast rate. Triploid (sterile) oysters highlight the best example of this. They are bred by crossing 4n individuals with 2n to produce a sterile 3n oyster. The 4n oysters are created by chemical additions in early metamorphosis. This can be done to produce triploid oysters as well.
ReplyDeleteI really like how video group 5 shows both sides of the technology debate. I also like how they give various examples of different technologies that have indeed helped us adapt to the growing population and lessoning resource base. However, I cannot believe for a second that technology alone will save the world. With too many people, and diminishing environmental conditions, I just can’t see it as feasible for technologies to keep saving us. At some point the world will reach carrying capacity, and unless these new technologies are ones that can take whole colonies into space or to other planets, I just don’t think they will be able to supply our needs forever.
ReplyDeleteThe benefits of technology can clearly be seen with this video and it does a good job of showing that if technology is trusted then great things will come from it. The debate between Ehrlich and Simon was a really good addition the video because it was easy to stay focused and pay attention and get the information easier. Also the link in your workspace was very informational and gave a good source of real world events taking place now.
ReplyDeleteThe video shows us that technology is constantly improving and is allowing us to become more enviromentally able to solve problems with techno answers. Technology will also help us with multiple problems like food and crowding.The debate between Simon and Ehrlich also gave the viewer an ability to see both sides of the topic.
ReplyDeleteThis video was very well done. I really like how you displayed the two different sides with the professors. It showed the two different opinions in a creative way. However, I do not agree that we can just count on technology for fixing our every need. There are still measures that need to be taken because we cannot guarantee that new technology will be 100% affective in the time we need it. Other than that, the information was very useful and interesting, especially the examples of new technologies.
ReplyDeleteThis video shows very good reasons for the human race to trust in technology for the future. The debate was right on point with a main reason why we should. Even though the population is growing exponentially, technology is keeping up with our problem of population growth. We need to trust in technology to solve our problems in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe debate enacted in this video is perfect. It shows both side of the spectrum. With the population increasing exponentially our resources are at a greater risk. But the techno optimist won only because certain metals did not increase in price. Yes email and ther internet has saved us on paper resources and the prius is more efficient on gasoline but the only reason we are innovating things like cars to consume less gas is because we ARE decreasing our resources using technology. technology optimists are only trying to make up the the damage they have already caused.
ReplyDeleteYour presentation is thoughtful and you’ve managed to showcase information in several different ways. The historical reenactment was particularly engaging and I was amused to realize that even the medium of your presentation supports your argument as an example of emergent technologies. It would have been interesting to see cases where problems caused by technological reliance are ultimately solved by technology, if only to counter some inevitable techno-skeptic points.
ReplyDeleteI thought the video was very well done with clear voice overs and nice editing with the pictures. The debate was a nice touch, giving a real world example of how technology can help deal with our ever growing population. I liked how you didn't just rely on that one example, and mentioned several other ways people have been able to deal with depleting resources. Overall, a good video and a clear strong message with a real examples to back it up.
ReplyDeleteI felt like the techno-optimist’s video was well scripted and well thought out. The debate included between Simon and Paul was very interested and showed to population vs. technology problem. However, I did feel the dialogue was dull, but we can’t ask for everything. They provided good examples to back up their views. They show how we should have FAITH in technology – as it will solve the problem of our future.
ReplyDeleteGood jobs guys.
I believe you guys took a very good approach to making this video. You started by making points from both sides which is very important. I do not know that technology is the solution to every problem that we will have but I do agree that it can be a big step. One issue that I did not hear in the video was solution to the water crisis. I believe this is the biggest issue and it needs to be solve most immediately. I believe you are dead on with the solution to energy crisis and many resources involved. Effiecency and sustainability are key words that will be what guides us for time to come. All in all I thought your video was well orgainized, well developed and brought out many good points that argue the techno opimist side.
ReplyDeleteI was actually quite impressed by the examples that came up and how convincing they were. The mock debate between Simon and Ehrlich was telling and entertaining as well. I would argue though that while technology is getting smaller, people aren't and so there is a major space issue regardless. I will agree that our creativity is endless, but the means to go through with the ideas are not.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed that you started by gaining a good understanding of the oppositions side. This is crucial to a strong argument. One note, your video shows hybrid cars but your paper speaks of flying cars. I do not see much support for your argument from flying cars. Yes it does show the extent of mankind's collective creativity but I am not sure how it would be beneficial to the environmental challenges that many technologies seek to improve.
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