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Eight key ideas and takeaways.
1. Our first story.
From History: 2030 (+/- 2 years).
Subject: Renewable Energy.
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Now, to be clear.
The big picture is simple: energy is energy. Right now, largely because of the incentives and excesses within big business, we are hooked on oil. But addictions are not destinies. We don’t have to stay here. For more than a century, our reliance on oil has increased year after year. Still, trends don’t run forever. A tipping point is approaching. Sometime near the end of this decade, around 2029, we are likely to see the first sustained decline in oil use, marking the moment when alternative energy begin to take the lead.
That Tech Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
2. Now for our second story.
From History: .
Subject: Healthcare.
The proactive AI doctor marks the shift from reactive healthcare to continuous, personalized prevention.
That takeaway is this.
The mature AI doctor does not wait for pain. It watches your patterns and matches them with every other person in the system with the same patterns worldwide. With records, labs, wearables, scans, family history, and risk signals, it helps people catch problems earlier. Medicine shifts from “go when you are hurt” to “watch wisely before harm arrives.”
That Tech Story,
was first published on TST 2 weeks ago.
3. Tidbit number three, a quote.
Subject: Worldviews.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr..
- 1858.
Animal brains learn by impressions. You are born into a family, into a culture at a particular time. Your spacetime literally forges who you start out as.
From another angle.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. reminded us that we are not forged in a vacuum. We are born into a family with a family view, and into a society with a societal view. Long before we can choose our own beliefs, we inherit them. Our traditions, our education, and our early experiences shape how the world first makes sense to us. In this very real way, we are products of our upbringing.
That Tech Quote,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
Finally, 4 frequently asked “questions.”
4. Tidbit number four, another quote.
Subject: Consciousness.
AI systems already have a functional form of consciousness, and that level will evolve to mimic animal-like consciousness and likely something akin to human-like.
In simple terms.
Whether AI becomes conscious depends on how consciousness is defined. If consciousness means sensing, processing, and meaningfully responding to reality, then AI already shows early forms. Human-like consciousness, self-awareness, emotion intelligence, and subjective experience, is still poorly understood even in humans, making definitive answers elusive.
That Tech FAQ,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
5. Now it is time a question.
Subject: Information Theory.
Information theory is the science of information and how it is encoded, transmitted, and preserved.
Seen another way.
Information theory explains how communication works at a structural level, independent of content. Developed by Claude Shannon, it introduced entropy as a way to measure uncertainty and information density. The field addresses compression, error correction, and secure transmission. While authors like Yuval Noah Harari use the term more broadly as a cultural metaphor, its technical core remains about transmission, not meaning, a crucial distinction in clear reasoning.
That Tech FAQ,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
6. Tidbit FAQ number six.
Subject: Astronomy.
Before instruments extended our vision, the universe was understood through naked-eye observation—the Sun, Moon, and five wandering planets set against a backdrop of stars that sometimes fell.
Put simply.
For most of human history, the cosmos was not something we studied from afar—it was something we lived beneath. With only the naked eye, our ancestors tracked patterns, told stories, and searched for meaning in the sky. The universe before the telescope was intimate, mysterious, and profoundly human.
That Tech Article,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
7. Here is another tidbit FAQ.
Subject: Social Constructs.
AI gives us a rare chance to consciously reshape our social constructs toward flourishing for all. Seize the opportunity.
Now to clarify.
Social constructs are human made and do not exist in nature. While we could simply add AI to the mess of existing frameworks, here’s a better idea. Each of us should embrace the opportunity to forge a better tomorrow. Let’s use AI to reinforce the our best ideas. The goal is not a future that enriches a few, but one that expands dignity, opportunity, and flourishing for all.
That Tech Article,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
“Done.”
Timelines, quotes, FAQs, and short explanations function as research anchors — designed to be reused, cross-linked, and updated as better evidence emerges.
Ideas here are not treated as disposable content. They are revisited, clarified, and strengthened as understanding deepens.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
(c) 2025-2026 TouchstoneTruth.
Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
