Collection 6: The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine

Will robots ever rule the world? Ray Kurzweil's article argues that one day, humans will be totally eclipsed by their inventions.

Make sure to check out these lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 6: Winter Dreams, poems of the Harlem Renaissance, poems by Robert Frost, The Crucible, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine, Reality Check, The Ends of the World as We Know Them, The Universe as Primal Scream
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  1. succession
    a group of people or things arranged or following in order
  2. paradigm
    the generally accepted perspective of a discipline
  3. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  4. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  5. nonlinear
    designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
  6. extrapolation
    calculating a value outside the range of known values
  7. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  8. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  9. comprise
    be made of
  10. distinguish
    mark as different
  11. strenuously
    strongly or vigorously
  12. innovation
    a creation resulting from study and experimentation
  13. subsequent
    following in time or order
  14. accelerate
    move faster
  15. exceed
    be or do something to a greater degree
Created on Fri Jul 18 22:04:14 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 30 16:20:56 EDT 2014)

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