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What Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly, former executive editor of Wired magazine, discusses his brand-new view of technology, and explains how technology can give our lives greater meaning. In What Technology Wants he suggests that technology is a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies, and by aligning ourselves with the long-term imperatives of this near-living system, we can capture its full gifts.
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The Nature of Technology
Moira speaks with Brian Arthur, author of The Nature of Technology. The former Stanford professor discusses his theory of technology’s origins and evolution.
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Have We Grown Too Fond Of Technology?
In her book Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, Sherry Turkle examines our proclivity for robots, smart phones and social networks, and though far from suggesting we ditch technology, she wonders if we aren’t losing out on human contact in the process.
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