Before we left the building, Wendy and I sat frantically writing in our notebooks. People must have wondered about our sanity as they walked around us to leave the building. It included no reference to time. In the beginning, millions of years separate each era of technological change. Then, as civilization progresses, time squeezes to tens of thousands, then thousands, then decades, then years.
Technological advances come faster and faster.
Though not intended, I realized that for me it was a scary ride. Exhibits showed research on autism, surgery, gerontology, paralysis, and more. I learned that the average life span at the turn of the century was 47 years, and it is now twice that. The Frontier Spotlight described AIDS research that is uniquely noetic in the world of mainstream medicine. In the large hall, I spotted an employee leaning against the wall, operating a remote control device.