Wed, Nov 29th 2017 Blog Topic!

Here it is! Enjoy!
Please make sure to watch the video and understand as well as you can

http://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-perdix-mini-drones-attack-enemy-swarm-bees-mit-tech-military-defense-2017-1

1. What are your first thoughts about these drones? Do they make you feel safe or uncomfortable?
2. What other things do you think this collective thinking technology could be used for? Can you think of good and bad uses?
3. In the future, do you think humans will fight wars or will only machines fight? Which scenario do you think is better?
4. Would you watch a sport played only by robots?
5. What new robots are being used in your country? These could be personal or business types of robots. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS.
6. Do you think artificial intelligence will solve the human problems of pollution, space travel, war, famine, etc.?

7. Do you want a robot in your home to help with housework?

8. Do you feel comfortable knowing there are many drones in the sky at all times?

Wed, Nov 22 Blog Post

Please read this article and watch the two short videos that are there also. This should make you think about where you live and cultural changes. Enjoy! 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/well-you-gotta-have-a-home-inside-the-private-lives-of-van-dwellers-1.3613398

Here are some of the questions we will be talking about in class. Please make sure to understand the meaning of each questions before Wednesday.

Thanks!

Matthew

Nov 15/17 Blog Topic

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

Here is the topic for today.

Please click on this link...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgWie9dnssU

...and watch the video as many times as you must until you understand. I think that watching the first four minutes or so will be enough for discussion.

I will not be posting the discussion questions here, so it is really important that you understand the main points of the video.

Good luck and see you on Monday!

Matthew

Wed, Nov 8 2017 Blog Discussion!

Time for the battle of the sexes! Get your opinions ready.

Please read the article below and then read the questions too. Remember to read the article more than one time. The first time, do not use a dictionary or worry about unknown words. The second time, it is a good idea to look up the unknown words.
When you read the questions, please make sure you understand their meaning and are ready to discuss them on Wednesday.

Thank you!

Matthew

His and Her Diary from the Same Day

Her Diary:

Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it. Conversation wasn't flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn't say much. I asked him what was wrong; He said, 'Nothing.' I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn't upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly, and kept driving. I can't explain his behavior I don't know why he didn't say, 'I love you, too.' When we got home, I felt as if I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there quietly, and watched TV. He continued to seem distant and absent. Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. But I still felt that he was distracted, and his thoughts were somewhere else. He fell asleep - I cried. I don't know what to do. I'm almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.

His Diary:

Motorcycle won’t start…can't figure out why.

http://imgur.com/6icZ3

Discussion questions

1.    Do you think this was posted by a man or a woman? Why? What point do you think that he or she was trying to make?

2.    Who do you sympathize with most, him or her?

3.    Have you had similar misunderstandings with your significant other?

4.    Why are men and women so different?

5.    Is it possible for a men and women to really understand how the other thinks?

6.    Would you like to be able to think like a member of the opposite sex? Might there be any advantages in being able to do so?

7.    What does/did your significant other do that really infuriates you? What are the most frustrating habits that men/women have?

8.    Do you have any advice on how to understand and get along with the opposite sex better?

9.    Imagine you could switch gender for one day? Would you like to try it? What would you do? What would you like to find out?