Any agreement should be in writing. Both he and Jill Tarter would be good reviewers of the book. Burke's Connections has been an important inspiration for our work and Ben recalls it distinctly from two years ago in Miguel's class. Foresight Institute , an organization that promotes nanotechnology, has indicated that we may provide information for their website and newsletter with the intent of soliciting review from their membership. We may also help create an education strand for their conferences.
Nanotechnology is a good fit for a curriculum aimed at understanding and evaluating any technology.
Furthermore, nanotechnology and the 6th graders in our audience may mature in the same timeframe . A draft letter was handed out at the meeting for review. Red Herring, October 2000, had an article indicating that NASA is counting on nanotechnology for its manned flight to Mars. This indicates that nanotechnology is not just a theoretical subject. IBM has indicated interest in funding development of our program.