This free tool is incredibly powerful.  It provides but a glimpse into what computer technology can and will do in the future.

You are encouraged to try this unique research tool for yourself and see the difference between a standard search engine and a computational knowledge engine like WolframAlpha.

I’m fairly certain you have not heard of Wolfram Alpha.  But Bing is using their technology, so that should tell you something…

Unsure about what to type in?  Here are a few examples you might try:

• Enter any date (e.g. a birth date) june 23, 1988
• Enter any city (e.g. a home town) new york
• Enter any two stocks IBM Apple
• Enter any calculation $250 + 15%
• Enter any math formula x^2 sin(x)
• Enter any two first names andrew, barbara
• Enter any food 1 apple + 2 oranges
• Enter any measurement 45 mph
• Enter any chemical formula H2SO4
• Enter any musical notes C Eb G C

Get creative and see what you come up with.  Enjoy!

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Here’s another one of Google’s free offerings.

Finally, tools are being developed that generate results more in line with how people think - spatially, graphically.  Not merely in a linear fashion.  This tool is pre-loaded with only 145,000 words, but that should be enough to get the average person’s thinking process going.

Feel free to try it out.