1. How has the state fostered innovation and regulated the pace and direction of technological change? What role have experts played in this process?

2. How has the market and private enterprise fostered innovation and regulated the pace and direction of technological change? What role has advertising played in this process? What is the relationship between technological innovation and consumer society?

4. By way of conclusion, give considered opinion on the question of how we as a society and as individuals ought to make decisions about technological innovation and adoption.