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Clothing made of paper is becoming the new frontier of fashion.

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Paper already has many uses, and now it even clothes. And in today’s video, you will be able to see how.

It is called “paper dressing”: Wearable clothing designed and manufactured completely out of recycled and recyclable paper. The versatility of this material guarantees dependable clothing, while demonstrating a new way of making a distinct and eco-friendly statement.

Future perspectives are interesting: think about when we will have personal clothing factories in our homes. A small machine, capable of printing, cutting, and coloring clothing that we design. Every day a different style, and a different outfit. And in the evening, instead of throwing our clothes in the washing machine, we will recycle our outfits in order to make tomorrow’s clothes.

Come tomorrow, the Devil wears paper.

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbmttNtn6f4

The Universal Exposition of 2015 (Expo 2015) will be held in Milan, Italy. Designers and innovators from around the world will come together to display their new products and technologies.

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Man is the true protagonist of Expo 2015. Most people are under the impression that the point of Expo 2015 is to show off all of the innovative and wonderful technology of tomorrow. Well, it is. But in reality, all of those innovations are to better improve our lives. If there are no improvements, if these innovations don’t change a thing, what is their purpose?

Working on the future of a city is a challenging experience. I have designed 25 solutions for the Expo that will make it a much more enjoyable and relaxing experience for the visitors. Solutions such as automatic RFID identification will allow for automatic identification and access to permitted areas and reduced waiting times. Biometric scanners will be used to ensure that only the authorized personnel are allowed in restricted areas. And visitors will be able to connect to the Expo online to better manage their time and visit. These are just some of the many ideas and solutions that I have created to enhance the visitor’s experience at Expo 2015.

The purpose of the Expo is not only to show where technology and where the world is going, but also to show where technology is, how far it’s come. The Expo will be a place to show the visitors all of the services available to them. The enhanced security and more personalized service that is available through many forms of media and technology. Visitors will feel more at ease and more at home than ever before, while at the same time they will be able to admire countries, cultures, and people from around the world all from the city of Milan.

The Expo will illustrate all the advances man has made to live a better life. It will put on display the great strides we’ve taken, and where we are headed in the years to come. At the Expo, we will feel more connected than ever before thanks to all of the resources that will be available to us as visitors. Because after all, we are guests of honor.

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• http://www.milanoexpo-2015.com/indexe.htm

During his campaign for presidency, President Barack Obama talks to YouTube News Editor Steve Grove about his technology and innovation platform. According to President Obama, technology should be integrated into American government in order to enhance democracy.

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In a YouTube interview, conducted by YouTube News Editor Steve Grove on November 14, 2007, back when President Barack Obama was still the Senator of Illinois, explains how important technology is for the American government. According to President Obama, “technology really gives us the opportunity to make progress that we haven’t seen in a very long time.” During his campaign for presidency, President Obama utilized technology to enhance his campaign and gain notoriety through his own YouTube channel, MySpace profile, and personal website. As the Senator of Illinois, President Obama stressed the importance of connecting directly with the people; in fact, he had over 15,000 policy ideas submitted to his website from average voters.

Why is technology so important to a campaign or to a government? President Obama doesn’t see technology as something separate from other issues. Instead, he sees technology as a tool to help solve other problems such as health care and education. Furthermore, technology allows the government to be more transparent, and more accessible to the average American. One of President Obama’s best attributes is his ability to use modern trends and technologies to his advantage. If the goal of a campaign is to reach the most people possible, why not use all that technology has to offer?

In the interview President Obama talks about his future plans for the American government, such as implementing a Chief Technology Officer, and conducting online chats directly with the American people. Although some of these ideas have not yet become a reality, President Obama raises many significant points about technology. His willingness to use technology in order to achieve other goals illustrates how science and technology actually play important roles in public policy.

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• http://www.barackobama.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziSsCXx7JeM

Severn Suzuki is a thirteen year old girl who spoke at the United Nations out of fear for the future and the health of planet Earth. Filmed more than fifteen years ago, her words still resonate with the fears that we still have today.

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“In spite of my fear, I am not afraid to change the world in the way I believe it should be changed”.

These words were spoken by a thirteen year old girl, the spokesperson of an environmental group called ECO, at the United Nations. During her speech, she moved and captivated her audience with her firmness, clarity, and farsightedness. But then we forgot about them. Today, I would like to try once more.

Severn’s speech was political and not technical. It was through this approach that made the whole world stop and think, and it is because of this that her speech is still extraordinary and relevant.

The video speaks about the future. It underlines the fear of a future that could no longer exist, and what we should be fighting for to prevent this from happening. The price of our future, of the technological change, is in the resources that we consume in order to generate wealth. We must first think about the sometimes irreversible changes before we proceed any further. And if we are making our ecosystem pay too high of a price, we should ask ourselves if we need to slow down and think about alternative solutions.

Bob Dylan says in his song, “The Times They Are a-Changin’”, “Come mothers and fathers throughout the land. And don’t criticize what you can’t understand”. I am a father. Like many of you will do, watching this video I imagined my children asking the same questions that Severn posed, and I thought that her response was the best one that we could give: “In spite of my fear, I am not afraid to change the world in the way I believe it should be changed”.

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbmttNtn6f4

Sigmund Freund’s intellectual curiosity has rendered him a profound connoisseur of the human life and psyche. Here are five of his wisdoms that refer to the future and human existence, ranging from love to culture, and from his own thoughts to the relation with others.

Sigmund (Shlomo in Hebrew, which means “the wise”) was the first son of Amalie Nathanson, the third wife of Jacob Freud, a Hebrew wool merchant from Galicia. When Sigmund was only four years old, the family had to move to Vienna in 1860 due to political-economic upheavals. Jacob was a freethinker although he had studied the writings of the Jewish tradition, and did not give his son an orthodox education. Sigmund passionately immersed himself in reading and studying the Bible at an early age, and was fascinated by Jewish history. This fascination would greatly influence him later in life. At the time, Vienna was a city full of strong anti-Semitic sentiment, which was a source of great limitation. At the same time, however, this did not stop Sigmund’s inspiring thoughts.

Things did not become much easier with the passing of time. Sigmund was dedicated to his studies, but he graduated behind schedule (in March, 1881), because the life of a student was too constricting. He disliked the way the teachers taught their classes, and it left him feeling unsatisfied and critical. His thoughts and curiosities needed to be free to inquire about the aspects of human existence that so often attracted his attention.

His sensibility of thought was not easy for his wife Martha, with whom he had six children. He saw her in the role of wife and mother, but not as a lover and confidant. This drove him to find comfort elsewhere, causing many problems in his relationships. Sigmund’s life was one indeed fully lived, in every aspect; an experience of a grand mind that serves as a great providers of wisdom and warnings for the future.

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• http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/theory/psychoanalysis/freud.html