13 programs on the video - deals with the pace of scientific, technological and social development - the massive use of technology in every aspect of our lives and possible developments in the near future. 2-5 min news broadcast type snippets. Subjects include cloning cattle, phone communication, virtual reality, archival problems (crumbling books), computerized school, life expectancies, dentistry advances, police technology, elder care, talking computers, female entrepreneurs, population growth, baby boom.