Where the Cross-Platform Bends

Mark McClelland discusses an example of human behavior to demonstrate how computational science and technological speculation converge with boundaries limited only by the ability to imagine the future. Mark McClelland discusses a meeting between Greta and her parents where tries to reveal the truth about her relationship with her friend Steve, but fails to do so fearing about the future consequences of such confessions. She makes an effort to reveal the truth but avoids the topic, discussing other minor issues with her parents. She expects that such confessions would make her parents loose confidence and trust in her, thinking that their daughter has been lying to them for such a long time. She tells the truth, but her patents fail to understand that Steve is engaged in a research project and ask their daughter how she could marry a man without any job. Mark McClelland discusses the example to demonstrate how computational science and technological speculation have failed to eliminate the generation gap.