Will and passivity, and the crisis of knowing ourselves in the technological age
How do we know ourselves when we undermine our wills through technology and other external influences?
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07, 2017
The humanities of engineering (Tracy Chou, Quartz)
Engineering needs the humanities to find its greatest range and meaning.
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06, 2017
Cracking the code through the humanities (Ellen Ullman, Harper’s Magazine)
As code is written by people, the humanities -- the study of the human experience -- are critical for those who design it.
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06, 2017
Putting the internet back together again, for culture’s sake (David Streitfeld, New York Times)
Can the internet come together in support of culture?
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06, 2017
Humanities and technological languages (Lydia Dishman, Fast Company)
The languages of the humanities and technology have much in common.
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05, 2017
Culture compared to civilization
Culture as a feature of progress; civilization as its form.
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05, 2017
Contending with the loss of autonomy in the Age of AI
Recovering autonomy and escaping the existential vacuum.
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05, 2017
Lassoing algorithms (Megan Rose Dickey, TechCrunch)
Do algorithms enforce our biases, or do they challenge our preconceptions?
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05, 2017
The fuzzies vs. the techies (Amy Shen, Stanford Review)
The humanities ("fuzzies") and tech fields ("techies") remain divided, as two cultures.
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05, 2017
On sun, ocean, and our hidden nature
The sun shines upon the depths: what is illuminated may also be hidden, especially to ourselves.