Articles Tagged with social effects of technology

Changing the world, or not

Recording sight and sound

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

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Future puzzles

When today is past

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

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Telescope economics

Precision low-tech

We consider whether to build or buy.

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Inside and outside (II)

From porch to box

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

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Technology and tedium

Riemann sums

Sometimes technological advances mean things are less exciting.

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The library

and the librarian

We ponder the relationship between books and readers.

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Many books

Too many?

How big should your library be?

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The long hours

Time of the season

Some hours used to be longer than others.  Really.

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The price of old things

Market research

We ponder the economic future of the past.

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Knobology

Not intuitive

Some arbitrary details can be very important.

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