Understanding the Science for Tomorrow: Myth and Reality is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 45 .

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jeff23 from Covered a number of topics very well. I definitely recommend it.

Rated 2 out of 5 by Candid T from Lecture style is not good. The endless lectures by a guy who is reading a TelePrompTer does not hold my attention! Less of him and more real examples would help. His new clothes are not great! Distractions at best. Reminds me of the Hubble lectures! Not great!

Rated 4 out of 5 by TLLC from This is a very good course for the non-scientist. At first, I wasn't too sure about covering so many different topics, but it sort of grew on me. By the end I understood the rationale for doing it. The science disciplines really do overlap. I have to say that working in a science field myself, I found some of the explanations a little deceptively simple, nevertheless, I'm sure most people will get much out of this course. Well done.

Rated 4 out of 5 by MarleysGhost from Science, Technology and Speculation This is a fun course—very fun. In covering a very wide range of topics in science and technology, a few errors (almost inevitably) creep through. But to point those out and be overly critical would be nitpicking, as they really have no effect on the thrust of the course. To be sure, Dr. Grossman takes an almost simplistic approach in his lectures on very technical subjects. In the areas where I have some background, too simplistic, but on the ones where my knowledge is only surface, I appreciated his approach. I think for most general audiences he hits the mark in being able to explain technical subjects in a rapid overview that gives us all enough background to appreciate and to be able to follow his speculation as to the direction that a particular technology might take. He begins each subject with background as to the development of that technology, builds upon it, often with some side trips discussing key players and finally explains how the future might happen given the direction he has laid out. Now this is a very sound method for us all to be able to follow the entire cycle. But there are a few missteps. Other reviewers have commented on the graphics. My take on them, is that they were clearly ones that had sufficed for other uses and were (almost) clip art and not purpose designed for the course. Almost all had too much information given the point Professor Grossman was trying to make. In areas that I knew well, this was not distracting, as I could easily focus on the salient issue, but when a topic was made outside of my knowledge, I had a very hard time filtering out the extraneous information, so that I could concentrate on the relevant. At times, the background information that began a lecture was too broad and attempted to cover material and a time scale that was far outside the main point. As an example, lecture 23 on communication began with the development of speech. This lecture took about 20 minutes (out of the 30 allotted) to get material that was current enough to get us to future developments. But with lecture 24, Professor Grossman sweeps away all my reservations about this course. His brief discussion of the difficulties of becoming a research scientist, along with the lack of financial remuneration is concise and distressingly accurate. But he remains optimistic about the future and is vibrant in his delivery. A fitting finale to a difficult subject.

Rated 5 out of 5 by avoirdupois from Authoritative, compelling, powerful An excellent accomplishment by a professor who delivers his lectures in an easily-understandable way, with no tics or oddities of speech ~ very refreshing! The topics are all dynamic, with those on nanotechnology, the brain, power from the sun, cancer, bio fuels, and several others being of special valuable impact and import. One note of concern ~ this series of lectures dates from 2011. Perhaps time for updating 7 years later? This course covers a wide range of technologies, with Dr. Grossman's ability to speak with authority in a number of disciplines, a key factor to the presentation. These lectures should appeal to the layman, as well as those with scientific backgrounds, whether in physics, biology, mathematics, or chemistry, for example. I consider this to be one of the best DVD lecture sets I have purchased ~~ now well over two hundred in my library. Thank you for reading this. Dec/2018.

Rated 3 out of 5 by d32843 from Misleading title This may be a subtle point, but the title uses the word "Science" in it whereas this is really a course on "Engineering" or "Technology". Professor Grossman is professor of engineering at MIT even though his PhD is in Theoretical Physics. So to me, the course just drones on and on about technology. I was looking for a course on the "theoretical future of science", not on the future of engineering and technology. I could not continue after watching just a few lectures.

Rated 5 out of 5 by aieabruce from TIES IT ALL TOGETHER! Have watched the course completely and quite a few of the lectures a couple of times. The lecturer was super. He put a number of the science courses I've taken from you folks into perspective. He tells what is being done with the science already done, what is being researched and the direction science and companies are taking to overcome current problems that mankind faces. I can't recommend this course more highly!