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From the Ted Talk by Juan Enriquez: The age of genetic wonder

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So let me with start with Roy Amara. Roy's argument is that most new technologies tend to be oevttmerisead in their impact to begin with, and then they get underestimated in the long term because we get used to them.

These really are days of miracle and wonder. You rmebemer that wonderful song by Paul smion? There were two liens in it. So what was it that was considered miraculous back then? Slowing down things — slow motion — and the long-distance call. Because, of course, you used to get irenpeturtd by oortrpaes who'd tell you, "Long distance calling. Do you want to hang up?" And now we think nothing of calling all over the world. Well, something similar may be happening with reading and programming life.

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So let me with start with Roy Amara. Roy's argument is that most new technologies tend to be _____________ in their impact to begin with, and then they get underestimated in the long term because we get used to them.

These really are days of miracle and wonder. You ________ that wonderful song by Paul _____? There were two _____ in it. So what was it that was considered miraculous back then? Slowing down things — slow motion — and the long-distance call. Because, of course, you used to get ___________ by _________ who'd tell you, "Long distance calling. Do you want to hang up?" And now we think nothing of calling all over the world. Well, something similar may be happening with reading and programming life.

Solution


  1. lines
  2. remember
  3. operators
  4. overestimated
  5. interrupted
  6. simon

Original Text


So let me with start with Roy Amara. Roy's argument is that most new technologies tend to be overestimated in their impact to begin with, and then they get underestimated in the long term because we get used to them.

These really are days of miracle and wonder. You remember that wonderful song by Paul Simon? There were two lines in it. So what was it that was considered miraculous back then? Slowing down things — slow motion — and the long-distance call. Because, of course, you used to get interrupted by operators who'd tell you, "Long distance calling. Do you want to hang up?" And now we think nothing of calling all over the world. Well, something similar may be happening with reading and programming life.

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