Exponential Growth and Technological Progress

Exponential Growth and Technological Progress

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the rapid technological advancements over recent decades, highlighting the exponential growth in innovation. It discusses the timeline of key inventions, the concept of exponential growth, and the challenges in predicting future developments. The speaker uses thought experiments to illustrate the potential impact of technological singularity and emphasizes the importance of discussing these changes. The video concludes with a reflection on the future and the need to engage in conversations about technological progress.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the profession of the speaker's grandfather in the early 1960s?

Teacher

Farmer

Blacksmith

Engineer

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which invention is mentioned as a recent technological development?

The steam engine

The printing press

The electric bulb

mRNA vaccines

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long ago would a current smartphone have been considered the most powerful supercomputer?

40 years ago

30 years ago

20 years ago

10 years ago

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the gap between human intuition and actual exponential growth?

Growth Discrepancy

Progress Mismatch

Intuition Error

Exponential Gap

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial prediction for the completion time of the Human Genome Project?

500 years

700 years

200 years

100 years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first person to identify the pattern of exponential progress in technology?

Werner Heisenberg

John Von Neumann

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a technological singularity?

A point where technology regresses

A point where progress becomes unpredictable

A point where technology stops progressing

A point where technology becomes obsolete

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