A Dutch professor claims we have 25 years to find a concrete solution to manage the global plastic problem or it is "too late" - we will enter what is called "irreversible" stage of climate change. I look at little Eva and wonder what kind of world will she be inheriting.
I read about AI and personal computers with 'consciousness' being developed in the next 25 to 50 years. According to experts AI development will develop exponentially, it is happening as we speak. The first trials of introducing robots in the Finnish education system. Students introduced meet humanoid robot Elias. Teacher is thrilled. So far she has been able to contribute to Eliase's content programming. Students are amused and impressed of his language skills. They find it brings variety to the teaching vs. reading from books. Apparently it also follows orders more easily than the teacher - not for long. How about compared to the teacher's teaching?
In the waves of MeToo phenomenon magazines are full of women empowering articles. Feminist movement is thriving. How would women leaders change the game? Equipped with less competitiveness and ego-centrism, and more compassion and inclusiveness? More ethical decisions putting the society in front of personal gains. It can't go wrong.
I read about Tesla's goal to make space travel main stream and start a new civilization in the space. Some consider him crazy, some futuristic, anyways visionary. I think about my 5 year old at home. She is intrigued by space, has been asking daily about when are we going to "fly to the paradise"? The rational me of course thought she meant our last holiday destination. She looks at me with bright blue eyes and partly frustrated at my silly comment replies: "no mom, fly to the other planets of course!" Some days ago she described me in detail the 'flying suit' she had just developed to be able to fly. I am speechless. I sense our kids are much more in tune with the future. I am more concerned if we parents are adapting to the change quickly enough, making the right choices for our children as for education to keep up with the industrial revolution and most importantly, the attitude, skills and strategies to thrive in the unpredictable future.
The nurse comes in and I expect her to come empathize with me the labor and how we have managed the first hours together with the baby. Instead, she asks me if I have heard about 'early return to home', this means the next day. I am speechless. I had prepared to have a few more nights of sleep before returning home to look after the rest of the family. With my previous births I had stayed 4-5 nights at the hospital. I receive a long look from the nurse, this is obviously not an option. Thank you goes to the piece of Belgian legislation introduced in 2015 reducing days of hospitalization first from 4-3 days into 2 days in 2016. Times have changed.
