Space Settlement

Hello, my name is Tom Bielecki, and i am a 17 year old studnet from
Calgary, Canada.

I am participating in a NASA space settlement project (
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/Contest/ )
that gives a very general guidelines for the competition, "Students
develop space settlement designs and related materials."

I have had long talks with my biology teacher, my physics teacher, and
my chemistry teacher, and I AM LOOKING FOR YOUR INPUT, ON HOW YOU
THINK LIFE WILL BE LIKE, IN SPACE, IN THE NEXT 200-400 YEARS

My settlement so far is a torus, with a major radius of 2 or 3 KM, and
a minor radius of 1.5 KM. Do you think that this spinning colony
should have a "ceiling" to hold in the atmosphere? if it does, then it
blocks all UV light, needed by living organisms (which can be created
artificially with lights), if it doesn't have a ceiling, then
particles might enter the atmosphere, we would have natural UV, and,
hey, it would look cool. What do you think?

I am planning on the settlement being a technological cocoon for the
settlers (starting: 500,000 ?). This would allow the citizens to live
IN technology, rather than WITH technology. Nerve centers on the body
will be able to create more senses in the body... possibly even a
telecommunications link between individuals, to "hear what they hear"
"know what they know" "feel what they feel." I am looking at creating
somewhat Post-human citizens, who are in a symbiosis with the
technology around them. Only basic education will be needed. When a
person does not understand, or know something, they can interact with
the colony's data center, which can feed information at the required
time, to the required individual. It will be like a wikipedia,
accessed by all, at any time. This will truly be a utopian society. No
government. No disease. No money. No businesses. No services. People
FOR the people. It will be fundamentally basic, on the social level,
yet highly advanced, and observed, at the technological level. Only
the best of the best will be chosen to live here, in the Lagrange
orbit, L5. A quantum computer, and server hive will reside in the
center of the colony, provided (near) instant answers to all of life's
questions, if needed.

Please reply with your responses. No matter how small.
Also, try to keep yourselves from commenting on each others' posts,
and rely on a response of your own. It is more efficient.

This competition ends march 31... and I have to mail it as well... so
there are only a few days left. Be quick. Thank you for your help.