The document discusses several topics related to technology and its impact on society, including: 1. A video created by Michael Wesch and students at Kansas State University highlighting the characteristics of today's students, how they learn, their goals and what their lives may be like. 2. The concept of technological singularity referring to artificial intelligence becoming smarter than humans and rapidly self-improving to surpass human intelligence. 3. The book "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman discussing how globalization and outsourcing has leveled the global economic playing field. 4. The Wisdom 2.0 conference exploring how to engage emerging technologies in a mindful, wise and compassionate way.

2. A Vision of Students Today Michael Wesch, an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University, in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University create a short video highlighting the most important characteristics of students today – how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime.