Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

The sky is gone

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And it’s not coming back

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

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Fear of the dark

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What’s scary?

We ponder plastic skeletons and other seasonal paraphernalia.

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In praise of mediocrity

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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

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Recording sight and sound

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

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Future puzzles

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When today is past

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

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Telescope economics

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Precision low-tech

We consider whether to build or buy.

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Inside and outside (II)

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From porch to box

We continue to trace how living now takes place more definitely “inside.”

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Technology and tedium

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Riemann sums

Sometimes technological advances mean things are less exciting.

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The library

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and the librarian

We ponder the relationship between books and readers.

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Many books

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Too many?

How big should your library be?

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