Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

Old science fiction

Published on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The trouble with predictions

It didn’t happen that way, but we enjoy the stories in spite of that.

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At the fair

Published on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Art and historical economics

We try to place a pleasant weekend in context.

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Winding an armature

Published on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Too much information

We encounter an example of a very modern problem.

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A long time

Published on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Changes

What is “permanent” depends on your point of view.

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The rules

Published on July 16, 2019July 15, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Safety and arrogance

Are mathematical physicists too finicky about traffic regulations?

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Reading the dial

Published on July 2, 2019June 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The number under the cursor

We spotlight a skill of the analog world.

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Modern human adaptations

Published on June 18, 2019June 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Changes in the design

The world changes.  Do we?

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Thermodynamics is unfair (II)

Published on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Cooling and heating

More comments on the machines we use.

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Brave new world words

Published on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Language change

We contribute to the effort to keep language in step with technology.

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Making a drawing (I)

Published on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The importance of the rough sketch

Sometimes, the rougher the better.

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