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3 BCE
Knapping
Knapping was handed down from generation to generation for over 3 million years. This ability to make stone tools was at the height of technology in that time. I think the amount of work that went into preserving stories back then was what made them so special. https://www.futurity.org/stone-knapping-language-838712/
This article talks about how knapping and teaching other people how to make tools and such really helps advance communication...do we have knapping to thank for where we are now?! -
MicroExression Training Tool
This tool was invented by Paul Ekman. It identifies the emotions that are suppressed by people, especially when they don't want it seen. This can also be difficult because expressions don't always match emotions. -
AI Winter
Funding was decreased for AI in both the US and Britain through what was called the AI winter -
Alexithymia
After a tumor, Elliot was unable to distinguish value between different tasks. This made it impossible for him to make a decision. He was unable to describe emotions in himself. This was an advancement in AI because this is the same problem that the machines have. -
Mirroring Emotions
An advancement was made in the importance of mirroring emotions. Researchers were able to find specific neurons that aid in mirroring in the prefrontal cortex. The same neurons fired in a monkey that did an action compared to one that was watching an action. -
Emotions are given value
Picard discovered that emotion is a key factor to both motivating and organizing, and help show how our minds assign value. -
Clippy
Picard and her team created a mouse that could detect a person's emotions via how hard it was squeezed. When it was squeezed, clippy appeared, and offered a way to help with feedback. -
Galvactivator
This glove was created to sense the user's conductivity of their skin. These signals got stronger when the arousal level of the user increased. -
MindReader
Glasses were invented by El Kaliouby used glasses with a webcam on the outside and a LED lights facing the user- the listener's expression would be described as either engaged, neutral, or bored. This was described with green, amber, and red colors. -
Alexa
These devices, while very helpful and cool, are often listening to you at all times. That being said, our information and things that we enjoy often pop up on our phones even more than you'd think. -
PET and MRI Scans reveal information
When an event is performed consistently numerous times, this action rewires our brain. This means that there are more neural connections being made. I think this can be attributed to habit formation, the more repetition, the more connections that occur in your brain, thus making something a habit rather than an activity. -
Schools are changing
I think that within the next 10 years, every student will have either a laptop or ipad, and will be learning via those resources more than interacting with other students. -
The Jetson's space travel
I think that by this time, maybe earlier, we will all get around in mini space ships kind of like on the old TV show the Jetson's. With that being said, I'm not exactly sure how it would work, but it could be the next advancement in car travel!
