Minds of the FutureThe evolution of consciousness

and intelligent symbiosis

Ten powerful thoughts iambically defined,

Ten syllables in rhymes to tease your mind.

Presentation by Kate Jonesat 20th Annual Double Festivalof Project Renaissance, 2012

Singularity~Infinity A roundtrip through epistemology

1. Being – the interface to understanding 2. Understanding – encoded through mathematics 3. Mathematics – the matrix of language 4. Language – the carrier wave of thought 5. Thought – the vehicle of Reason 6. Reason – the guardian of truth and reality 7. Reality – that which is, in every form and structure 8. Structure – the template of evolution 9. Evolution – the ascent toward infinity10. Infinity – the birth place of being

Bowties10 unique X-tiles

1. Being—the interface to understanding___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am; what is it, and what does it do;And what should I do with it, and with you?

Ten Yen10 unique pieces

2. Understanding—encoded through mathematics___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Well, let us say that one and one is two.That seems to fit, and so it must be true.

Throw A Fit10 uniquely colored dice

3. Mathematics —the matrix of language___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

There’s more—there’s deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga,And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga...

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Super Roundominoes®

10 shapes, 10x10

4. Language—the carrier wave of thought___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

So words are handy to give things a nameThat others recognize to mean the same.

Rhombic Pentominoes

20 shapes, 10x10

5. Thought—the vehicle of Reason___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The wetware chortles in its galloping growthAnd makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth.

Quintapaths20 unique sticks, 10x10

6. Reason—the guardian of truth and reality___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad,Though magicians show, illusions aren’t all bad.

Fractured Fives10 sides, 10 images

7. Reality—that which is, in every form and structure___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If it exists, it’s energy or matterAnd other stuff, like cosmic background chatter.

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Rhom-AnticsDecagon of

Penrose Rhombs

8. Structure—the template of evolution___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Life’s blueprint builds ’em, weird or elegant…Genes make both dust mites and the elephant.

Deka-Mosaik10-fold symmetry

9. Evolution—the ascent toward infinity___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New combinations play with what makes sense,Like fractals bounded by the longest fence.

Pentarose10-fold circular symmetry

10. Infinity—the birth place of being___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

160 billion light years through,The Universe kept on till it made you.

Minds of the future:What do you foresee?

1. What 3 or 4 points most stood out for you in this talk, and what do you think there was about them that caused these to catch your attention? What thoughts or observations came to you while hearing them?

2. Can you identify 3 ways that some of what we explored here might be useful to you in understanding and evaluating future experiences and information? What is it about these 3 that you think might be useful in this?

3. What are some of the ways that we, in today's world, could conceivably help along the higher evolution of consciousness in our fellow humans? Please list as many as come to mind.

A brief recap of universal scale:

10 couplets to encapsulate the tale

1. I am, what is it, and what does it do, And what should I do with it, and with you?

2. Well, let us say that one and one is two. That seems to fit, and so it must be true.

3. There’s more—there’s deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga, And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga...

4. So words are handy to give things a name That others recognize to mean the same.

5. The wetware chortles in its galloping growth And makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth.

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6. Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad, Though Martin showed, illusions aren’t all bad.

7. If it exists, it’s energy or matter And other stuff, like cosmic background chatter.

8. Life’s blueprint builds ‘em, weird or elegant, Genes make both dust mites and the elephant.

9. New combinations play with what makes sense, Like fractals bounded by the longest fence.

10 160 billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you.

The End (or Beginning)