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Wishlist 2053 Nate Radomski

 * how do people think they are connected (awareness, interdependence, to each other, in terms of their actions and conversations
 * what parts of culture perpetuate how they feel about that topic
 * what is the role of media, how can media be changed or marginalized (or if it should be)
 * how global or universal are these feelings, perhaps focus on cross-cultural similarities rather than differences
 * what is the social responsibility as a scientist, engineer, doctor, lawyer, __insert any profession__
 * what does it mean to be socially responsible
 * what do people do or not do to create social injustices (that we see globally)
 * what are the cultural assumptions that these people make that contributes to this
 * how do you understand, articulate, or //influence// these assumptions
 * through education, policy, or what?
 * what is the significance of using a technological fix to solve a social problem?
 * appropriate technology
 * where, how, and if it should be deployed
 * how to anticipate the influence it might have on those it's given to.
 * why is there a culture of 'willful ignorance' that denies evidence and facts: climate change, evolution, globalization, energy security, (what else)
 * how is it perpetuated
 * what is the role of money and capitalism
 * media?
 * religion?
 * how does crowdedness and overpopulation affect it
 * be able to articulate these issues with supporting evidence