Technologies and ideas that shape the Patriots' world

These are some of the links I found useful or thought-provoking when I was doing early research for The Patriots of Mars:

Are You a Planet Patriot?
Articulating the Future of Humanity
Building Biologically-Accurate Brains
Designer Babies
Gang Culture
Great Opening Lines of Sci-Fi
How Gangs Run Governments (Mexico)
How Republics Die
Interdimensional Communication & Global Transformation
Musings on the Boston Tea Party
Musings on Official Corruption (and how we abet it)
Musings on Superintelligence

The Political Spectrum (video)

Ranting against a 'Nation of Cowards'
Self-sacrifice and the Health of a Society
Singularity Summit (2008)
Teleportation of Energy
Teleportation of Information
Waiting for Carmot
What the Future Brings
When the Electronics All Break Down at Once