Policy and Complex Systems
the Paleolithic curse : genetic adaptations that worked well for millions of years of hunter-gather existence but are increasingly a hindrance in a globally urban and techno-scientific society ” [ Wilson , 2014 , p . 176 ].
Doing a better job in the functioning of American democracy through the electorate learning is helped by the innovations being provided via the Internet and the research being fostered by the Academy in the Cloud Enterprise ( ACE ), which is what this research is about . This takes the current discussion to exploring a path beyond Modernity .
Beyond Modernity
Modernity as a State of Mind
Modernity as a state of mind includes perspectives of the humanities as well as the sciences , but human behavior still includes the remnants of the “... Paleolithic curse : genetic adaptations that worked well for millions of years of hunter-gather existence but are increasingly a hindrance in a globally urban and techno-scientific society .” [ Wilson , 2014 , p . 176 ]. A major discontinuity in perspectives leading to Modernity occurred with the Scientific Revolution and the overlapping Age of Reason and Enlightenment .
The challenge facing American democracy may be viewed , at least partially , as the pursuit of dynamic balance in an evolving societal structure still faced with a present crooked timber of humanity , to borrow a phrase . Tyrannical regimes , hierarchal structured , use force to constrain the populace . Democracies have the power to use force , but the self-organization builds and operates the structure with the source of authority from the people . However , democracy is not a spectator sport , to borrow another phrase . It depends on the participation of the eligible electorate and the wisdom of their choices . The conditions facilitating the widespread presence of wisdom challenged decisions may be ameliorated by enhancing the education of the electorate .
Indoctrination by a centralized authority is at odds with the premises of the Declaration of Independence and runs contrary to the freedom of thought and expression protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States . The availability of public education for all is a first step in a free society ’ s approach to an educated electorate . Beyond that first step , there is the idea of an opportunity for all to flourish , alternatively stated as the right to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness .
A Neurological Perspective of Learning
A neurological perspective of learning goes to the cutting edge of supersizing the mind . It is discussed in the eleventh chapter of a book titled Supersizing the Mind : Embodiment , Action , and Cognitive Extension authored by Clark ( 2008 ). It deals with the learning process that would enable individuals to grasp the advances in twenty-first century science . From Ridley ’ s ( 2015 ) The Evolution of Everything : How New Ideas Emerge , Ridley ’ s chapter on the evolution of education presents a viewpoint of how education would likely appear if its natural evolution occurred .
This article is part of an effort to develop and disseminate an innovative approach to education that would be a pioneering effort in what Case ( 2016 ) calls a third wave of the internet age . His book is The Third Wave : An Entrepreneur ’ s Vision of the Future . One of those sectors discussed in his section on transforming is education .
The innovation being created in ACE stems from combining advancements
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