Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

Distant cousins

Published on March 1, 2022February 25, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The extended family

We make a count of our relations.

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Reading the dial (II)

Published on February 22, 2022February 20, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Graphs and indicators

Digits can be deceiving.

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Reading the dial (I)

Published on February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The graph and the digital clock

How do you tell time?

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The sky is gone (II)

Published on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

A long history

The stars have been getting harder to see for a long time now.

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The sky is gone

Published on January 4, 2022January 2, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

And it’s not coming back

Something you didn’t know you had is going away.

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Fear of the dark

Published on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

What’s scary?

We ponder plastic skeletons and other seasonal paraphernalia.

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In praise of mediocrity

Published on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Home entertainment

When you can get world-class entertainment at the touch of a button, why would you do it yourself?

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Changing the world, or not

Published on September 28, 2021September 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Recording sight and sound

Some inventions change society; others don’t.  Why?

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Future puzzles

Published on August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

When today is past

What will need to be explained to future readers about today’s literature?

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Telescope economics

Published on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Precision low-tech

We consider whether to build or buy.

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